Dopamine

“Clothes are made to hold on to. For me, some items have incredible memories. I doubt that I will ever part with the blazer I wore to Paris on my first appointments with Maggie Marilyn.”“I want to be wearing 80 per cent of my wardrobe, 80…

Psychostimulants interacting with the dopamine transporter are found in the therapy of neuro-psychiatric disorders, such as ADHD or depression, as well as on the illicit drug market. In order to better understand their exact mode of action…

A new study at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has examined how the dopamine system processes aversive unpleasant events. It is well known that the dopamine system plays a crucial role in motivation, learning and movement. One of…

The nucleus accumbens, part of the basal ganglia in the brain, is composed of neurons controlled by glutamate and dopamine. Dopamine regulates memory and learning, motor functions, and emotional behavior for motivation and reward.…

The prevalence, age of onset, and clinical symptoms for virtually all neuropsychiatric disorders differ between men and women. Among the disorders with pronounced sex bias are Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism…

If you remember your first hit on a cigarette, you know how sickening nicotine can be. Yet, for many people, the rewards of nicotine outweigh the negative effects of high doses. University of California, Berkeley, researchers have now…

A historically overlooked rod-like projection present on nearly every cell type in the human body may finally be getting its scientific due: A new study has found that these appendages, called cilia, on neurons in the brain have a key role…

Credit: Nature Electronics (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-022-00803-0 A team of researchers from Nanjing University of Posts and…

What’s your fragrance of choice? I’ve worn Diptyque Olene for years; it’s a beautiful narcissus-and-jasmine scent.Any go-to jewellery? Two gold Catbird bracelets I bought in New York – they weld them on in the store so you can’t remove them…

By Express News Service Being happy is easy. The secret to a happy brain is essentially four hormones dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins. Knowing how to increase their production naturally can boost your…