dopamine
A new discovery: Dopamine boost – how exercising improves your brain work
A recent study explored why exercise improves cognitive performance and found that dopamine, a chemical related to pleasure and motivation, plays a key role. The experiment indicates that the increase in dopamine during workouts is connected to quicker reaction times during exercise.
Kate Yakimchuk research exercising brain activity health facts Psychology 30 January 2024
A new discovery: Brain chemistry – how dopamine levels affect you
Specialists studied dopamine to understand how the brain learns from positive and negative experiences. They discovered that dopamine release in the human brain is vital for learning from both rewards and punishments.
Kate Yakimchuk experience research brain activity mental health Psychology 12 January 2024
Dopamine and Endorphin: Psychologist's Insights
You've probably heard of happiness hormones called dopamine and endorphin - they affect your mood a lot. But how exactly do they affect your mood? And what's even more important - how can you use it?
Kate Yakimchuk endorphin hormones mental health happiness hormones Psychology 17 December 2023
How we make decisions: A new study on dopamine and decision making
It's hard to make decisions sometimes, and it's even harder to understand how our brain does it. A recent study looked at how a brain chemical called dopamine affects the way people make decisions.
Kate Yakimchuk research decisions brain Psychology 10 October 2023
How memories are created: A new study on how hormones affect memory-forming processes
A recent study from NYU Grossman School of Medicine challenges the conventional belief that rewards are the sole drivers of learning through the release of dopamine. Researchers explored the interplay between dopamine and acetylcholine, both implicated in learning and memory.
Kate Yakimchuk research brain memory Psychology 18 August 2023
Dopamine controlling both education and motivation: New research that might be useful
It's often crazy to think how seemingly little things can control huge processes in our brain. A recent study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience suggests that dopamine serves both as a learning signal and a driver of motivation in the brain.
Kate Yakimchuk research brain Psychology 29 July 2023