Trick the Brain, Taste the Reward: How Expectations Rewrite Sweetness
Summary: The pleasure we get from a sweet drink might have more to do with our expectations than…
Mounjaro’s Active Ingredient Slashes Alcohol Intake
Summary: The weight-loss revolution is moving from the waistline to the wine cellar. A new study reveals that…
Less Experience Leads to Faster Neural Adaptation
Summary: For over a century, the cornerstone of psychology has been the Pavlovian idea that we learn through…
Stimulant prescriptions for ADHD on rise in CT. Experts weigh in
In third grade, Christian Smith struggled with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He was having trouble paying attention in…
Parkinson’s disease is on the rise. 5 expert tips to reduce your risk of developing it
The “Shaking Palsy.”Those are the words Dr. James Parkinson used in an essay more than 200 years ago…
Science Says Avoiding Screens Will Not Reset Your Dopamine, But These 4 Activities Will
By now, we’ve all heard it: Taking a “dopamine detox” from screens can do wonders to rest our…
Texas Children’s successfully treats AADC deficiency using FDA-approved gene therapy
Texas Children’s is pleased to announce that a three-year-old girl has been successfully treated with the first-ever FDA-approved…
Dopamine Imbalance in the Brain May Drive Trichotillomania
Summary: A new study using SAPAP3 knockout mice sheds light on the brain mechanisms that may drive trichotillomania,…
More Than Serotonin: How Psychedelics Engage the Whole Brain
Summary: Classical psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline are known for activating the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor, but a…