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Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. In the United ...

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Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter known to modulate motivation and reinforcement learning. While the role of dopamine in ...

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win.

Velvet beans are natural sources of L-dopa, a precursor molecule to dopamine. Studies show that they may be as effective as Parkinson’s disease medications at boosting dopamine levels.

Once consumed, the drug delivers a powerful stimulus to the nucleus accumbens, a cluster of nerve cells below the cerebral cortex, which responds quickly by releasing a flood of dopamine.

This suggests that dopamine-based drugs could one day also help treat the social difficulties in disorders with dopamine imbalances. People with Parkinson’s disease often display fewer facial ...

Using social media lights up the same parts of your brain as other addictions, such as drugs, alcohol and gambling.

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young ...

While imbalances in dopamine levels in the brain are commonly observed in people with schizophrenia, not all patients with schizophrenia respond to standard antipsychotic drugs that target the ...