When it comes to dopamine, we act like kids in a candy store. But instead of overindulging, experts suggest looking for ...

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For decades, psychology and neuroscience have suggested that if humans and animals naturally try to make as little effort as ...

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Once hailed as the brain’s ‘feel-good’ chemical, dopamine is now being redefined by neuroscience as a driver of pursuit, ...

McCall weighs in on lack of motivation in depression, and when it may start to come back once you're on the right treatment.

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