Dopamine rushes, withdrawals, and detoxes are trending among wellness gurus online. But experts say the science behind the ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Center in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. The results were published on 12 January 2025 in ...

A recent study shows that early neurotransmitter switching—where neurons change their chemical messengers—may lead to lasting autism-like behaviors in mice. These findings provide new insights ...

Dopamine is the neurotransmitter everyone has heard of. Dopamine existed long—I mean really long—before there were humans. It can be traced back at least 600 million years in the history of ...

The fatigue that comes from performing demanding mental tasks may stem from a buildup of the neurotransmitter glutamate, according to research published today (August 11) in Current Biology. Mental ...

Cholinergic interneurons release acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter, and play a key role in the striatum of the brain, influencing learning and reward-based motivation. "CIN act as ...

This study presents solid evidence for distinct neurotransmitter release modalities between two subclasses of dopaminergic neurons in the olfactory bulb, highlighting an important finding that ...

Vitamin C: This nutrient "can help improve mood and is a building block to dopamine," Cho says. You can find it in fruits ...

There are two types of removal: Re-uptake – the neurotransmitter is reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron and restored inside a vesicle ready to be used again. For example, noradrenaline.

Research shows that the drug activates the cannabinoid neurotransmitter system (which protects the brain), and this stimulates the cholinergic system (which controls memory and learning ...

A new study using Mendelian randomization suggests that higher copper levels may increase fibromyalgia risk, while iron may ...

A study showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.