Dopamine is a powerful signal in the brain, influencing our moods, motivations, movements, and more. The neurotransmitter is ...

Could coffee help to counteract some of the effects of alcohol on the brain, and potentially limit the risk of addiction?

The purchase and consumption of alcohol and substances often increases during the holiday season, and while some may drink to ...

In these moments, it’s easy to resort to activities that provide quick and easy boosts of dopamine, from doom scrolling on ...

Bellomo et al., [12] in their multicenter randomized double-blind Some clinicians use low-dose dopamine to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing arteriography. There appears ...

Dopamine and serotonin work together, yet in opposition, to balance reward-seeking and long-term thinking. Stanford research ...

Researchers at the Foundation have uncovered new insights into the complex link between dopamine and rest tremor in Parkinson ...

Gambling and cocaine use, while seemingly distinct activities, share striking similarities in how they affect brain function, ...

More surprisingly, restoring either dopamine or serotonin signaling on its own was not enough to allow the animals to learn again. Only with both systems online could animals successfully use the ...

"We'd also like to use advanced imaging techniques, like high-resolution dopamine PET scans and MRI, to identify key nodes in the dopamine system and link them to specific motor symptoms.

Conclusions: The findings of this study confirm the need for provider education about the appropriate use of levodopa and dopamine agonists in patients with RLS. Appropriate use of these drugs may ...