Dopamine is a fascinating neurotransmitter responsible for allowing people to feel pleasure, satisfaction, and motivation. However, this neurotransmitter often takes center stage in discussions about ...

Speaking at a Dartmouth symposium on mental health, NYU professor Jonathan Haidt discussed his research on “the great ...

(CNN) — Maybe you’d like to spend time on hobbies or hang out with friends, but nothing feels as exciting and engaging as it used to –– so you just squander another hour on social media. Your problem ...

Teens and Tweens are trying drugs and alcohol less, but using screens way more, which could lead to mental and physical ...

We interviewed Anna Lembke, MD, about her book Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. From mobile phones to opioids to sex, and even shopping, it seems practically everyone is ...

Some experts believe many psychological problems stem from excessive outside intrusions rather than inner conflicts. Anna Lembke, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, contends that many ...

Eating junk-food can be addictive, and apparently, it causes brain changes that look eerily similar to drug addiction. That's the message not only from the rapidly fattening waistlines of Americans ...