The brain doesn't just want what it enjoys. It wants things for the sake of it.

The structure of a neurotransmitter such as dopamine determines which part of the cells it can fit into and what effect it will have on our organism, from generating sexual desire to pressing the ...

Discover how dopamine’s unexpected role in breaking down harmful plaques could revolutionize Alzheimer's treatment and ...

Citation: New look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists' model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised (2024, December 10) retrieved 8 January 2025 from https://medicalxpress ...

Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...

the study raises many fundamental questions about the formation mechanism and structure of the dopamine polymer. In the formation mechanism of eumelanin, a type of melanin found throughout nature ...

Naturally rewarding stimuli (i.e. food, sex, etc) increase the activity of dopamine cells in the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system causing increased dopamine release in brain areas such as the nucleus ...

A nerdy symbol of hedonism where T-shirts and tattoos with the chemical structure of dopamine signaled that life should be enjoyed. But scientific truths need to be questioned from time to time ...