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Dopamine
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, one of those chemicals that is responsible for transmitting signals in between the nerve cells (neurons) of the brain. Very few neurons actually make dopamine. Some, in a part of the brain called the substantia nigra, are the cells that die during Parkinsons disease. The functions of others, located in a part of the brain called the ventral tegmental area (VTA), are less well defined and are the major source of the aforementioned controversy (and the focus of this post). When dopamine neurons become activated, they release dopamine.
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Amanda Mikyska
MAY 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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Nouran Amin
MAY 12, 2020
Neuroscience
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Annie Lennon
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Annie Lennon
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Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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Nouran Amin
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
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DEC 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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DEC 19, 2019
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...
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...
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OCT 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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Nouran Amin
SEP 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
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...
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SEP 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
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...
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Annie Lennon
JUN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
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