Dopamine takes a hit: how neuroscience is rethinking the ‘feel-good’ chemical

Nature, Published online: 17 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00836-xIt has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...

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Dopamine takes a hit: how neuroscience is rethinking the ‘feel-good’ chemical

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Nature, Published online: 17 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00836-xIt has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine function.