dopamine
Could This Cocaine Antidote Help Addicts Get Better by Ruining Drugs?
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have stumbled upon a compound that essentially negates the effects of cocaine.
Inside New Zealand's Synthetic Drug Scene
"The pioneers of drug use were looking for a particular experience, and they found it after a journey. Now you just get the destination and miss the journey."
Identifying 'Criminal' Genes Will Never Prevent Violence But Might Help Explain It
A new study seems to have found two genes closely associated with violent crime, but environmental factors are still a big piece of the puzzle.
Why Is Salvia Such a Uniquely Terrifying Drug?
The most potent naturally occurring psychedelic is no fun to use.
Your Brain Can Be Trained to Prefer Salad Over Burgers
Scientists at Tufts University have studied the brain's reward center and found that, with the right shift in diet, our grey matter can be trained to actually prefer healthy food over crappy stuff.
An 'Off' Switch for Addiction Is a Nice Idea, But It's No Cure
Researchers get close enough to the neurological root of being hooked to make big statements, but an addiction "cure" isn't so simple.
Dopamine Drugs Are Turning Parkinson's Patients Into Picassos
Some Parkinson's patients are taking up painting.
My Head Exploded and Now I Understand Noise Music
Exploding Head Syndrome doesn't have the volume of, say, a My Bloody Valentine show, which is noise you experience as vibrations traveling through the air and hitting your eardrum—this is sound as an internal, hallucinatory specter that bypasses the...
Music Has a Right To Your Brain Chemicals (Video)
Even _I_, one of the more dickheaded skeptics I know, sometimes likes to think metaphysically about music. Maybe that's because I'm someone that really, really likes music and has devoted a significant portion of their life to it, and there's something...