Mind & mood
Dopamine, memory, mood, and habits: the psychology written into common variants, at honest effect sizes.
Dopamine is not the pleasure chemical
Two experiments separated wanting from liking and showed the brain pays out on surprise, not on reward. It explains the scroll you do not even enjoy, and why the dopamine detox has it backwards.
Warrior or worrier? What the COMT label really stands for
One variant, two nicknames, and a genuinely interesting trade-off between staying calm under pressure and thinking clearly at rest. Plus the honest evidence level.
BDNF, KIBRA, and the genetics of remembering things
Two memory-linked variants, two very different evidence stories. What your genes say about learning, and why exercise outranks both.
Why quitting nicotine is a different fight for different people
The enzyme that clears nicotine runs at different speeds in different people, and that speed shapes craving rhythm, smoking patterns, and quitting strategy.
Is happiness genetic? What 300,000 genomes actually said
Big studies did find variants associated with wellbeing and steadiness of mood. The effects are tiny, the lesson is useful, and the levers remain yours.
Curious what your DNA says?
Your browser reads your raw DNA file right on your device, so the file itself never leaves it. Out comes a personalized report you can read yourself or hand to your AI.
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