PARKINSON’S GENE NEEDED FOR DOPAMINE NEURON HEALTH
A new study reveals LRRK is essential for the survival of dopamine neurons in the brain. The finding may prompt new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.… READ MORE…
HOW DOPAMINE TELLS US SOMETHING ISN’T WORTH THE WAIT
A new study reports on the role dopamine plays in decision making.… READ MORE…
DELVING INTO DOPAMINE
Researchers examining how learning processes are affected in some neurodegenerative diseases uncover how neural impulses form memories.… READ MORE…
DOPAMINE LEVELS FALL DURING MIGRAINE ATTACKS
During a migraine attack, dopamine levels in the brain fall and fluctuate, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
ALCOHOLISM MAY BE CAUSED BY DYNAMICAL DOPAMINE IMBALANCE
Researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the development of alcoholism.… READ MORE…
HARD CHOICES? ASK YOUR BRAIN’S DOPAMINE
According to a new study, changing dopamine levels is sufficient to alter upcoming decisions.… READ MORE…
TRACKING DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN
A new sensor could help to reveal the role dopamine plays in learning and emotion.… READ MORE…
SENSOR TRACES DOPAMINE RELEASED BY SINGLE CELLS
New sensors that can monitor dopamine secretion in a single neuron could help researchers better understand how dopamine influences brain activity.… READ MORE…
SENSORY STIMULI CONTROL DOPAMINE IN THE BRAIN
A group of neurons in the forebrain release dopamine when activated by visual or tactile stimuli, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
THE EMERGENCE OF A NEW DOPAMINE HYPOTHESIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
A collection of studies offers new insight into the role dopamine plays in schizophrenia.… READ MORE…
MUSIC IN THE BRAIN: IMAGING GENETIC STUDY LINKS DOPAMINE GENES TO MUSIC
The effect music has on people may be genetically determined by dopamine functionality, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
BREAKTHROUGH IN THE PRODUCTION OF DOPAMINE NEURONS FOR PARKINSON’S
New studies may help to explain the path from stem cells to dopamine neurons.… READ MORE…