A multidisciplinary team led by Professor Li Yulong from the School of Life Sciences at Peking University has developed a far ...

The study, recently published in Cell Reports, explores how changes in dopamine (DA) neurotransmission in the brain contribute to the behavioral symptoms of autism.

Dopamine agonists (DA) are medications that work by imitating the actions of dopamine when levels are low. These medications improve condition-related symptoms by fooling the brain into thinking ...

Research in mice has shown how exercise increases levels of a chemical called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which bolsters the release of the “feel-good” hormone dopamine (DA).

Diabetes is a lifelong, chronic health condition caused by abnormalities in the body's production and use of the hormone insulin. Research has shown that the feel-good hormone, dopamine (DA ...

Dopamine (DA) is the neurotransmitter that has been classically associated with the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse. This notion reflects the fact that most of the drugs of abuse increase ...

The team found that not only did dopamine (DA) release increase during the acute sleep loss period, synaptic plasticity also was enhanced—literally rewiring the brain to maintain the bubbly mood ...

An international research collaborative has identified potential alcoholism mechanisms associated with altered dopaminergic neuron response to complex dynamics of prefrontal cortex neurones ...

To investigate how dopamine signaling affects motivation, Hori's team developed a dopamine-based experiment in macaque monkeys that blocked the D1-like receptor (D1R) and/or the D2-like receptors ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered new insights into the mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study, recently published in Cell Reports, explores how changes in ...