News tagged with dopamine release
Dopamine release in human brain tracked at microsecond timescale reveals decision-making
A research team led by investigators at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute has demonstrated the first rapid measurements of dopamine release in a human brain and provided preliminary evidence that the neurotransmitter ...
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Oct 28, 2011 |
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Brain training increases dopamine release
It is known that training can improve working memory. In a new study in Science, researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Umeå University, Åbo Akademi University, and the University of Turku show for the first time t ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine
For risk-takers and impulsive people, New Year's resolutions often include being more careful, spending more frugally and cutting back on dangerous behavior, such as drug use. But new research from Vanderbilt finds that these ...
Dec 30, 2008 |
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Low dopamine levels during withdrawal promote relapse to smoking
Mark Twain said, "Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." Many smokers would agree that it's difficult to stay away from cigarettes. A new study in Biological Ps ...
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Feb 08, 2012 |
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Comparing alcohol use and other disorders between the United States and South Korea
Hazardous alcohol use and depression are among the 10 leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Many low- to middle-income countries have begun to see a steady ...
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Can a tax on soft drinks help reduce obesity?
(Medical Xpress) -- Can obesity be taxed away? Several UConn professors think that taxing fattening foods can help – but not in the way many people would expect. Instead of trying to make unhealthy foods prohibitively ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Habit formation is enabled by gateway to brain cells
A brain cell type found where habits are formed and movement is controlled has receptors that work like computer processors to translate regular activities into habits, researchers report.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Brain strain: Christmas shopping when money tight
(AP) -- Chennel King, a nurse from Norwalk, Conn., went Christmas shopping the other day with a new holiday companion: a budget.
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Dec 18, 2011 |
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Reprogramming brain cells important first step for new Parkinson's therapy, study finds
(Medical Xpress) -- In efforts to find new treatments for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have directly reprogrammed astrocytes, ...
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Childhood disorder bolsters research on infection link
Brody Kennedy was a typical sixth-grader who loved to hang out with friends in Castaic, Calif., and play video games. A strep-throat infection in October caused him to miss a couple of days of school, but he was eager to ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Facebook tacking online conflicts with compassionate touch
Facebook wants to grow more heart. The social media giant copes with a flood of complaints about objectionable photos, bullying hateful comments and other postings.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Research targets brain region affected by Parkinson's
A team of researchers at The University of Western Ontario has demonstrated that elimination of one of the neurotransmitters in the part of the brain associated with Parkinson's disease may improve brain function without ...
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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Brain parasite directly alters brain chemistry
A research group from the University of Leeds has shown that infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messen ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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