For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

A genetic postmortem analysis of the brains of patients with schizophrenia suggests dysfunction of dopamine receptors in the caudate nucleus may cause the disorder. Investigators identified a ...

Researchers studied a TAAR1 variant found in an Indian family with schizophrenia and showed that a single amino acid change ...

For the past 70 years, schizophrenia treatments all targeted the same chemical: dopamine. While that works for some, it causes brutal side effects for others. An antipsychotic drug approved last month ...

University of Florida neuroscientists have made a mechanistic discovery that paves the way to test immune-modulating ...

This is part 4 of a 5-part series on modern perspectives on ADHD. Part 3, "Is ADHD Really a Disorder?" is available here. If a distinct population of individuals have something we describe as ADHD, ...

Nicotine is an addictive substance found in cigarettes and some vaping devices. Over time, continued nicotine use can lead to long-term brain changes. Nicotine is the active ingredient in tobacco, ...