Unexpected rewards boost movement speed within 220 milliseconds, revealing how dopamine-linked reward prediction shapes human motion and offering a potential biomarker for brain disorders.
Dopamine is usually the first point of call to explain why food and drugs feel rewarding. However, a new study has found that signals from the gut, carried by the vagus nerve, are required for normal ...
A groundbreaking clinical trial is testing whether specially engineered stem cells can help the brain restore its own dopamine production in people with Parkinson’s disease. Because the condition is ...
Learn more about the new study focusing on how the brain can send targeted bursts of dopamine, leading to advanced treatments for those with Parkinson's and drug addiction.
ドーパミンを生成するニューロン(神経細胞)。(MICROGRAPH BY DR. NICK GATFORD, RESEARCH FELLOW/KAVLI INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE DISCOVERY/UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD) ドーパミンは、いわゆる「幸せホルモン」として広く知られている。買い物をしたり、おいしいものを食べたりした後で ...
Dopamine brings on a surge of pleasure, but too much dopamine in a synapse can ultimately lead to mood disorders and addiction. A recent preclinical study published in The FASEB Journal suggests that ...