driving us to chase what feels good, say scrolling another reel on social media, and steer clear of what doesn't, like touching a hot stove. But scientists haven't fully understood how dopamine helps ...

Self-criticism is good, but only in small doses. A 2023 study concludes that too much self-criticism can severely affect your ...

driving us to chase what feels good and steer clear of what doesn’t. But scientists haven’t fully understood how dopamine helps us learn to avoid bad outcomes. A study in mice carried out by ...

"Dopamine is not all good or all bad," said first author Gabriela Lopez ... a five-second warning cue that predicted an unpleasant outcome. If the mice moved to the other side of a two-chamber ...