This image illustrates the dual-viral injection method used to label nucleus accumbens-projecting ventral tegmental area neurons.

Eating certain foods, like those high in protein, and healthy practices like exercising and sleeping the recommended amount can help increase your body’s dopamine levels without medication.

Dopamine may guide foraging behavior in ants living in the desert, according to a study published yesterday (September 26) in iScience. Researchers compared the gene-expression profiles of two groups ...

“In some regions [of the brain], an increase in dopamine can help people focus,” Samaha says. “In others, it could make people more impulsive.” A lack of dopamine in certain areas of the ...

while the term ‘dopamine boosting foods’ has seen a 400% increase. But is it possible to boost your dopamine levels through dietary changes? And if so, what foods should we be targeting?