The neuro-immune circuit Janowitz and Kepecs identified involves three key brain regions: the area postrema ... (SNpr), which can lower natural dopamine levels. Here, PBN neurons receive input ...

2005), dopamine-rich brain regions, particularly the ventral tegmental area (VTA), become highly active when a person experiences romantic love. This activity is similar to what occurs in the ...

exhibited signs of higher levels of dopamine in the same region of the brain that is tied to psychosis. This study was conducted in London, Ont., led by researchers from London Health Sciences ...

The entire concept of a “dopamine detox” is scientifically incorrect, and reduces the brain to a very simplistic level. It is, in fact, far more complex than this “dopamine detox” trend ...

It involves the insular and amygdala, which researchers found became more active ... regions of her brain's reward network kick in. They signal the release of feel-good hormones like dopamine ...

A new study found that people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) had elevated dopamine levels in a brain region associated with psychosis.

The nucleus accumbens, a brain region that plays a role in ... the nerve cells expressing two major dopamine receptors, D2R and D1R, were less active than usual. If the researcher artificially ...

This is dopamine ... lasting brain changes, particularly in teenagers and young adults. This is what my team and I at London Southbank University study. We investigated which brain regions and ...

They suggest brain changes caused by eating a diet high in these foods can make cutting down on them difficult, especially for younger people. The release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the ...

A team of researchers at UCL and UCLH have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem solving.

"The brain regions and neurochemicals involved—namely the basal ganglia, dopamine and acetylcholine—are shared by mice, primates, humans. Essentially every animal with a backbone." Studying ...