dopamine
Dopamine Levels Impact Mentalizing Abilities
Summary: Dopamine levels affect mentalizing abilities—understanding others’ thoughts and feelings—in healthy people. Using a double-blind, placebo-controlled experiment with 33 volunteers, ...
Prenatal Amphetamine Exposure Impacts Brain Development
Summary: A new study used C. elegans to study the long-term effects of amphetamine exposure during embryogenesis, finding significant alterations ...
Enhancing Neurogenesis for Parkinson’s Treatment
Summary: Researchers have pioneered a method to enhance the generation of dopaminergic neurons, crucial for Parkinson’s disease treatment, by targeting ...
New Tool Maps Brain Signals with Unprecedented Clarity
Summary: Researchers developed an innovative chemical tool to explore how signals like dopamine and epinephrine interact with neurons via G ...
Here’s Exactly How Cocaine Makes You Ignore Your Basic Needs
Scientists may have figured out how addictive drugs like cocaine hijack the brain’s reward system to make us ignore basic ...
Substance Abuse Beyond Dopamine and Impulsivity
Summary: Researchers shed new light on why some individuals are more vulnerable to substance abuse than others, focusing on the ...
Serotonin and Dopamine Play Key Role in Social Decisions
Summary: A new study unveiled the intricate role of dopamine and serotonin in social decision-making, using Parkinson’s disease patients as ...
Dopamine’s Role in Movement Explored
Summary: A new study explains how dopamine influences movement sequences, offering hope for Parkinson’s disease (PD) therapies. Researchers observed that ...
Exercise’s Dopamine-Driven Cognitive Boost – Neuroscience News
Summary: Recent research has revealed a significant link between exercise and improved cognitive performance, attributing this enhancement to increased dopamine ...
COVID-19 May Infect Dopamine Neurons
Summary: A new study reveals that SARS-CoV-2 can infect dopamine neurons, potentially linking to long COVID symptoms like brain fog ...
