Researchers uncovered how shifting levels of a brain protein called KCC2 can reshape the way cues become linked with rewards, ...

Changing levels of the brain protein KCC2 can alter how reward associations form, reshaping the learning process that links ...

Midway through the Behavioral Health Tech 2025 conference in San Diego, Chris DeCou, PhD, director of Amazon Health Benefits, put up a slide that made the room go quiet.It showed that oncemonthly peer ...

The nucleus accumbens is a tiny element of the human brain triggered when we experience something enjoyable, and used to help us learn behaviors that lead to rewards. A new study has shown for the ...

The video focuses on how reward-based training is used effectively in lesson 6. It explains why positive reinforcement creates faster and more reliable behavior changes. Viewers see demonstrations ...

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I was a third-year medical student at Northwestern on my ICU rotation the first time I saw a dopamine drip. The patient was pale and motionless, his blood pressure dropping by the minute despite large ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...