To satiate the craving your brain activates a string of neurons, often referred to as the reward pathway, which pump the chemical dopamine into your brain. All of a sudden you need a chocolate bar ...

“It’s a major, fundamental gap in our understanding of physiology and medicine, and our ability to help patients,” she ... “So, I thought it was fascinating that they made a connection between the ...

Recreational drugs can affect neurotransmitters in the reward pathway within the brain. They can act as either agonists or antagonists. Recreational drugs can also stimulate the release of ...