Music can evoke intense pleasure, sometimes experienced physically as pleasant "chills." While the effect of music on ...

A new study reveals that serotonin neurons in the brain may play a crucial role in helping us estimate the value of future ...

Pain and pleasure are intricately connected. Similar areas of the brain are activated when you ... Now, for the most part, we avoid harm at all costs. But getting rid of paid can come at a price.

Love brings us a good measure of pain. Artists struggling to decide whether this commingling of pleasure and discomfort ... opiate receptors in key parts of the brain and activate them more ...

He explained that opioids dull the sensation of pain in the brain and hijack the brain’s reward system, triggering the ...

If you have ever brushed your hand against a thorn or been bitten by a mosquito, you know that feeling pain vs. an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature ...

Inside the brain’s “reward center,” elevated dopamine generates pleasure, a crucial part of sex. Until now, it has been a mystery how various brain regions and chemicals work together to ...

When you're head over heels for someone, some parts ... pain and improve your health, as explored by a study in Psychological Science. A healthy, encouraging relationship alters your brain function.

The way ultra-processed foods may affect the brain ... pleasure trap”, according to psychologist Dr Douglas Lisle, as your biological instincts tell you “to seek the most pleasure for the ...

A new imaging study showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain's opioid system.