Environmental cues affect our behavior in a variety of ways. Despite playing an invaluable role in guiding our daily activities, such cues also appear to trigger the harmful, compulsive behaviors that ...

A new study published in Brain Sciences provides evidence that dopamine promotes movement by directly altering the excitability of key neurons in the brain’s motor circuitry. The research identifies a ...

Dopamine, a key neurotransmitter in the brain, plays a vital role in regulating movement, emotion, and cognition. It is central to the pathology of several major neurological and psychiatric ...

Could coffee help to counteract some of the effects of alcohol on the brain, and potentially limit the risk of addiction? That's what's suggested by a new study of how caffeine interacts with the ...

The mesolimbic dopaminergic system is known to mediate rewarding effects of nicotine administration, and dysfunctions of this system may underlie failure to stop cigarette smoking. Expression of ...

Dopamine, a chemical that sends messages between different parts of the brain and body, plays a key role in a variety of diseases and behaviors by interacting with receptors on cells. But despite ...

Blocking dopamine receptors in different regions of the amygdala reduces drug seeking and taking behavior with varying longevity. Blocking dopamine receptors in different regions of the amygdala ...

But for older patients who require antipsychotic treatment, quetiapine and clozapine are considered "less risky for causing ...

Dopamine agonists are medications that mimic the effects of dopamine, which can be helpful if you have low dopamine levels. Dopamine is a complex and key neurotransmitter responsible for many of our ...

In the late 1950s, dopamine was recognized as a neurotransmitter in its own right. A specific functional role for dopamine was suggested by the demonstration of its uncharacteristic distribution in ...

Tavapadon is an investigational, novel, once-daily treatment option for Parkinson’s disease, which currently affects more ...