Dopamine under control: Precision regulation of inhibition shapes learning, memory and mental health

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...
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Discovery of dopamine receptors in a previously overlooked part of the brain sheds light on the complex circuitry for anxiety and depression

Researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach vs. avoidance behavior. Mount Sinai researchers have ...
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Parkinson’s breakthrough rewrites what we know about dopamine

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s movement signal. A wave of new research is now overturning that picture, ...
Psychology Today

What’s the Deal With Dopamine and ADHD?

This is part 4 of a 5-part series on modern perspectives on ADHD. Part 3, "Is ADHD Really a Disorder?" is available here. If a distinct population of individuals have something we describe as ADHD, ...
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Why a Promising Schizophrenia Drug May Never Work for Some Patients

Researchers studied a TAAR1 variant found in an Indian family with schizophrenia and showed that a single amino acid change ...
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Parkinson’s breakthrough changes what we know about dopamine

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly enables movement in the background, much like oil in an engine. When ...