Dopamine, often referred to as the "pleasure molecule", is a crucial neurotransmitter involved in a wide range of physiological functions. While it is widely recognised for its role in cognition, ...

Mr. Auchincloss, a Democrat, represents Massachusetts’s Fourth Congressional District. You own the most valuable real estate in the world. Deep inside your brain is the nucleus accumbens, a pea-size ...

The authors design and implement an elegant strategy to delete genomic sequences encoding the dopamine receptor dop1R2 from specific subsets of mushroom body neurons (ab, a'b' and gamma) and show that ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Cocaine use disorder is a major healthcare issue with no effective FDA-approved ...

A new study finds that cannabidiol (CBD) may help reduce relapse behaviors in methamphetamine addiction by interacting with dopamine receptors in a key brain region linked to memory and emotion.

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 ...

Mount Sinai 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. These receptors ...

A new study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed. Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an ...

Not everyone with ADHD responds to stimulants like Ritalin, which increase dopamine levels in the brain. Now, new research suggests the drug’s effectiveness is less about the amount of dopamine it ...

During the double-blind withdrawal period, 41.9% of ecopipam-treated patients relapsed compared with 68.1% of placebo-treated patients. Topline data were announced from a phase 3 trial evaluating ...