A genetic postmortem analysis of the brains of patients with schizophrenia suggests dysfunction of dopamine receptors in the caudate nucleus may cause the disorder. Investigators identified a ...

Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter known to modulate motivation and reinforcement learning. While the role of dopamine in these reward-related processes is well-established, the cellular and neural ...

Researchers have discovered that dopamine D2 receptors (DRD2s) in cholinergic interneurons (ChINs) play a crucial role in cocaine addiction. Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Pann Ghill ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — One of the pressing questions that was asked during the pandemic was what the long-term effects of COVID-19 were on the body, if anything? A new study is beginning to answer that ...

Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is also important in other parts of the body. Maybe next time you see that friend, ...

Google the word "dopamine" and you will learn that its nicknames are the "happy hormone" and the "pleasure molecule" and that it is among the most important chemicals in our brains. With The Guardian ...

Dopamine has a dark side. Substances that give us great pleasure, from coffee to cocaine, can raise dopamine levels too high.