Parkinson’s disease: what is the role of dopamine in tremors?
Researchers have found a link between dopamine and tremors in people with Parkinson's disease. THE ESSENTIAL Symptoms of Parkinson's disease ...
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What Happens In Your Brain When You Drink With Friends
A new study sheds light on why alcohol appears to cause different reactions when drinking in a group or alone. ...
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Sugar Doesn’t Make Children Hyperactive
Children's excited behavior toward sugary foods can be attributed to a burst of dopamine released in anticipation of a reward, ...
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Neuroscientists identify ‘chemical fingerprint of desire’ in the brain
By studying the dopamine flows of rodents looking for partners, researchers have identified the “chemical imprint” that desire can leave ...
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Parkinson’s disease: a discovery shakes up common beliefs
The death of dopamine-producing neurons is not what triggers Parkinson's disease, according to a recent study. In reality, it is ...
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Why do we often regain weight after a diet?
Regaining weight after a diet comes from the brain and more particularly from dopamine. THE ESSENTIAL Regaining weight after a ...
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Schizophrenia: the role of vitamin D deficiency
Maternal vitamin D deficiency disrupts the release of dopamine, which could explain the onset of schizophrenia. THE ESSENTIAL The exact ...
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A hormone could explain why exercising is harder for some people
The amount of dopamine present in the brain could explain why some people are more motivated to exercise. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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6 daily activities that naturally release dopamine (the pleasure hormone)
© Shutterstock© Shutterstock / Ongsa S© Shutterstock / fizkes© Shutterstock© Shutterstock / dekazigzag© Shutterstock / oneinchpunchAlso called the "happiness" or ...
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Stressful events can make people more resilient
When we are exposed to stress, dopamine, a neurotransmitter, is released by the brain, which helps us to better withstand ...
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Parkinson’s disease: dopamine is responsible for behavioral disorders
Dopamine-based drugs to treat Parkinson's disease are responsible for rather disabling compulsive behaviors, according to the results of a study ...
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Depression: what if you lack dopamine?
© iStockPhotosIt was a fortuitous discovery that put Dr. Patrick Lemoîne, psychiatrist in Lyon and doctor of neurosciences, on the ...
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Some women have a genetic predisposition to procrastination
Procrastination, a tendency to postpone one's actions, would be associated with a genetic predisposition involving a higher level of dopamine ...
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Parkinson’s: a device that sends dopamine directly to the brain
A clinical trial is obtaining very good results for a new method of administering, via an electric pump, dopamine directly ...
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Why do pregnant women have cravings?
Researchers have looked into the irrepressible urge to eat certain foods in pregnant women. Increased levels of dopamine, the hormone ...
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Well-being: look in the mirror to get better!
Although looking in the mirror may not seem very rewarding, it would cause the brain to release dopamine, the “feel ...
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Cocaine: why some people become more easily addicted
In users who develop an addiction, a massive increase in serotonin is triggered. This acts as a brake on the ...
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Why do we believe in conspiracy theories?
Believing in conspiracy theories provides answers in times of crisis. Conspiracy theories have never been better than during the Covid-19 ...
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What jellyfish can teach us about our sleep
Scientists have analyzed these molluscs to understand if there can be sleep without a brain: the answer is yes. THE ...
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Why some music gives us goosebumps
Listening to the pieces of music that we enjoy the most, our brain anticipates the release of dopamine, the pleasure ...
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Alcohol: how women’s brains make them more vulnerable
The secretion of a hormone modifying the neuronal response in women could explain why they are more vulnerable than men ...
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Our brain conceals a “cave of pleasures”
Oxytocin is an important hormone in the mechanism of the attachment of the mother to her child but also, probably, ...
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Amphetamines: a new avenue for treating drug addiction
Targeting the signaling of certain cells of the central nervous system could make it possible to reduce the effects of ...
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Tobacco: how do smokers become addicted to a substance that instinctively disgusts them?
Nicotine triggers both aversion and pleasure in the brain. The more a person smokes, the more the motivational system changes. ...
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Brain: dopamine would be the engine of our motivation
Researchers have discovered the neurological circuitry linked to motivation by working on fruit flies. Playing sports, changing jobs or simply ...
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Stuttering: promising test for a drug that reduces symptoms
An American team has just tested a drug derived from benzazepine in adults who stutter. After a few weeks of ...
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Brain: markers could predict the risk of psychotic disorders
MRIs show that people who are at risk of suffering from psychoses, such as schizophrenia for example, have dysfunctions in ...
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Our gut microbiota “eats” some of our medications and renders them ineffective
A study conducted by American researchers shows how the intestinal microbiota can, in some cases, render certain drug treatments ineffective.Composed ...
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Depression: inflammation would have an impact on motivation
Low-grade inflammation in the body reduces the level of dopamine. This saves the brain energy, but also lowers our motivation. ...
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Nicotine during pregnancy changes the genes of the unborn child
Researchers have identified altered neurons in newborns chronically exposed to nicotine in utero. Exposure to nicotine during pregnancy, whether through ...
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