dopamine
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Brain, dopamine, feeding behavior, food cues, neuroscience, NTS A2 neurons, nucleus of the solitary tract, reward, Stress, VTAStress Suppressed Food-Cue Reward Through NTS A2 Dopamine Circuits
A 2026 rat study found that foot-shock stress transiently reduced food-cue approach…
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caffeine, circadian rhythm, dopamine, Drosophila, Drugs, impulsivity, inhibitory control, motor behavior, mushroom body, neuroscience, nighttime caffeine, shift work, sleepNighttime Caffeine Increased Impulsivity Through Dopamine in Fly Study
A 2025 iScience study found that nighttime caffeine increased motor impulsivity in…
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Brain, cognition, dopamine, motivation, neuroscience, parkinson’s disease, reaction time, reward history, single-unit recording, substantia nigraHuman Substantia Nigra Neurons Tracked Prior Reward and Faster Motivation
A 2026 iScience study recorded 27 substantia nigra neurons during deep-brain-stimulation surgery…
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basal ganglia, Brain, caudate nucleus, cognition, dopamine, flumazenil PET, gaba, gabaa receptors, neuroscience, Neurotransmitters, PET-fMRI, putamen, raclopride PET, speech control, speech productionGABA and Dopamine Shape Human Speech Control in PET-fMRI Study
A 2026 PET-fMRI study of 20 healthy adults found that GABAA receptor…
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bdnf, bdnf gene, dopamine, dopamine neurons, Drugs, gene therapy, genetics, motor behavior, motor symptoms, Neurodegenerative Diseases, parkinson’s disease, pramiprexole, transfectionBDNF Gene Transfection & Pramiprexole Combo Effectively Treat Parkinson’s Disease in Rat Models (2024 Study)
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a degenerative disorder that predominantly affects the motor system,…
