Psychology & Psychiatry
Dopamine involved in recognizing emotions
The neurotransmitter dopamine, famous for its role in reward, is also involved in recognizing emotions, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
May 2, 2022
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Medical research
Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues
What makes us want things we like? We know things that offer potential rewards, including food, sex, addictive drugs, and even certain artworks, can inspire desire in us—but why?
Apr 29, 2022
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Medications
Dopamine modulation could help to treat stress-induced anhedonia
The term anhedonia is used to describe the inability to feel pleasure and a disinterest in activities that previously brought positive feelings. This lack of interest and pleasure is a very common symptom of depression, as ...
Neuroscience
How cannabis affects cognition and psychology
Cannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of the most popular drugs today. With effects such as feelings of joy and relaxation, it is also legal to prescribe or take in several countries.
Apr 14, 2022
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Medications
Pharmacy researchers receive patent for chemical probe
Many brain diseases and disorders lead to neuroinflammation, a swelling of brain tissue that is increasingly recognized as one ofthe telltale signs and disease progression factors of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Neuroinflammation ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Neuroscience
Experimental drug linked to reduced tics in children, teens with Tourette Syndrome
According to a new preliminary study, children and teens with Tourette syndrome who are treated with an experimental drug called ecopipam may have improved scores on tests of tic severity three months later. The research ...
Mar 30, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Midbrain projection to the basolateral amygdala encodes anxiety-like behaviors
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric illnesses. Some patients suffering from anxiety disorders also display depressive-like symptoms, leading to greater severity and complexity of anxiety disorders.
Mar 30, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers describe a mechanism in mice that underlies local dopamine release in the brain
When we initiate an action in our everyday lives—chasing after a runaway napkin or getting out of the car—the brain releases a chemical messenger called dopamine that helps regulate the brain area that controls this action.
Mar 24, 2022
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Neuroscience
Biodegradable implant could help doctors monitor brain chemistry
A wireless, biodegradable sensor could offer doctors a way to monitor changes in brain chemistry without requiring a second operation to remove the implant, according to an international team of researchers.
Mar 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Dopamine found to be an initiator of REM sleep
A team of researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan and Peking University School of Life Sciences, in China, has found an association between the production of dopamine in the basolateral amygdala and the initiation ...
