Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

The real insight of the study is that religious experience involves the interaction between these three brain systems. The reward system, which is also activated by love, sex, and addictive drugs ...

Research suggests that when we make a decision that takes into account other people's preferences, we feel a sense of reward or pleasure.

The surprising effect of stress on your brain’s reward system Date: December 4, 2024 Source: University of California - San Francisco Summary: Some people bounce back from trauma, but others get ...

The study data indicate that the FGF21 hormone acts on the brain to induce a protein-specific appetite by enhancing the reward value of foods that contain protein.

So, Pallarés and his team spent the past 10 years researching the neural mechanisms behind a condition they called specific ...

Discover why some people feel no pleasure from music due to a brain disconnect affecting reward sensitivity.