Picture this: you wake up in the morning and feel like you own the world. You are full of energy and positivity. And you ...

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Our daily actions affect the brain more than we realize. According to psychologist Dr. Leah Kaylor, simple activities can ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." What if you could order up joy as easily as ordering your favorite meal? Enter the dopamenu, a tool ...

Sometimes dubbed the 'pleasure chemical', dopamine is often wildly misunderstood. Nikolay Kukushkin delves into what the much ...

These feel-good activities aren’t just fun—they also support brain health and emotional well-being.

“Dopamine is a brain chemical that fuels motivation, focus, and the feeling of reward,” explains psychiatrist Dr. Jessica Reddy, MD. It’s also often associated with pleasure, but it’s more about ...

Feeling blue or tickled pink, the colors around you can have a real impact on your mood. That’s not some woo-woo pseudoscience, either: Studies have shown that different hues can actually activate ...

Research shows compliments boost mood and wellbeing, but two-thirds of Brits rarely receive them - here's how to embrace ...

For the past several decades, scientists have been investigating possible connections between ADHD and one of the main chemical messengers in the brain, dopamine. Scientists noticed that medications ...