Tag: dopamine

Even after treatment, brains of anorexia nervosa patients not fully recovered

From the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus press release: Even after weeks of treatment and considerable weight gain, the brains of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa remain altered, putting them… Read more »

Alcoholism may be caused by dynamical dopamine imbalance

From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Researchers from the Higher School of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, Indiana University and the Russian Academy of Sciences Nizhny… Read more »

Dopamine neurons factor ambiguity into predictions enabling us to ‘win big and win often’

From the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press release: In the struggle of life, evolution rewards animals that master their circumstances, especially when the environment changes fast. If there is a recipe… Read more »

Research shows certain genes, in healthy environments, can lengthen lifespan

From the University at Buffalo media release: Researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions have discovered how a gene in the brain’s dopamine system can play an important… Read more »

Rat study reveals long-term effects of adolescent amphetamine abuse on the brain

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: A study of rats given regular, high doses of amphetamine finds that those exposed to the drug at an age corresponding to… Read more »

Study suggests dopamine regulates the motivation to act

From the Asociación RUVID press release via AlphaGalileo: The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this… Read more »