Dopamine is one of the most extensively studied chemical messengers in the human brain, and yet scientists are still figuring ...

An early-stage clinical trial in France appeared to help restore some brain function for three Parkinson's patients.View on ...

Their work reveals that the brain doesn’t rely on a single prediction about future rewards. Instead, the population of diverse dopamine neurons encode a map of possible outcomes across time and ...

The findings of two recent studies give hope that the disease could one day be reversed in humans—but experts warn that this complex disease will likely need multiple complementary treatments.

Striosomal S-D1 and S-D2 populations form parallel pathways to dopamine-containing nigral neurons. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.070 ...

The earliest known signs of Parkinson’s can include pain, anxiety, balance issues, stiffness, loss of smell, sleep problems and depression. Other signs like tremors, handwriting changes, and ...

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Dopamine neurons in the midbrain are involved in storing short-term memories—a function previously thought to be conducted solely in the prefrontal cortex—two RIKEN neuroscientists have shown 1.

A previously overlooked dopamine-producing brain circuit drives hedonic eating, or eating for pleasure, according to a new study in mice. The findings offer insights into how GLP-1 agonist drugs ...