Why do some brains crave more stimulation than others? Learn about dopamine, genetics, and brain function, and how dopamine ...

Dopamine drops naturally as we age. In fact, according to a report in the journal Oxidative Medicine and Cell Longevity, each decade we lose up to 10% of the cells that produce and process dopamine. 2 ...

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While you may not realize it, whenever you are feeling a certain way a lot of your body’s hormones are at work. Whether it is anger, sadness, or happiness, hormones like cortisol and dopamine are at ...

Emotion-recognition among people with disorders such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia may be affected by changes in the levels of dopamine in the brain, say researchers at the University of ...

Dopaminergic synapse, action of dopaminergic agonists, COMT inhibitors, and MAO-B. Treatments for Parkinson's disease are aimed at increasing the level of dopamine in the synaptic cleft. (Photo by: ...

Christopher Bergland crossing the finish line of the Triple Ironman (7.2-mile swim, 336-mile bike, 78.6-mile run) in 38 hours and 46 minutes. Tonic levels of dopamine are required to achieve most ...

A combination of two drugs- one for smoking cessation and another for depression- appear to work synergistically to treat alcohol use disorder. The corresponding study was published in The Lancet ...

What’s the one brain chemical that plays a role in memory, motivation, addiction, pleasure, pain and learning? Dopamine. This chemical is found naturally in the human body and is critical for striking ...