Feeling blue or tickled pink, the colors around you can have a real impact on your mood. That’s not some woo-woo ...

New research uncovers how dopamine in the ventral shell of the nucleus accumbens (vsNAc) governs the sexual behavior sequence ...

Qi was able to show that another chemical messenger called acetylcholine can trigger dopamine release in the bird’s brain ...

From writing and typing to playing a musical instrument or mastering a sport, learning movement-based tasks is one of the ...

Chocolate isn't just a sweet indulgence — it's a complex experience that triggers a fascinating response inside your brain.

Zebra finches learn their courtship songs early in life by first listening to their fathers and memorizing the melodies.

A small pilot study has shown that deep brain stimulation (DBS), a surgical treatment that delivers electrical signals to ...

Dopamine is one of the brain's chemical messengers, transmitting important signals about learning, reward and motivation from one neuron to another.

In his home office in Durham, Duke neuroscientist Richard Mooney shows a series of images of a bird's brain on song. In one, what looks like a pointillist painting illustrates a young zebra finch ...