Neurotransmitters are chemicals made by nerve cells called neurons. They’re used to communicate messages across different parts of the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body. Dopamine is ...

Researchers have long established that hormones significantly affect the brain, creating changes in emotion, energy levels, and decision-making. However, the intricacies of these processes are not ...

Exercise increases levels of a chemical involved in brain cell growth, which bolsters the release of the "feel good" hormone dopamine, a new study shows. Dopamine is known to play a key role in ...

We live in a fast-paced world. When we're not fighting our alarm clocks to get a quick workout in before our 9-to-5, we're working after hours to put those final touches on work projects. That doesn't ...

Dopaminergic brain imaging might aid early diagnosis of Parkinson disease (PD), but some patients with mild symptoms show no evidence of dopaminergic dysfunction at baseline, and apparently do not ...

A study supported by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation and published today in JAMA Network Open provides the first evidence that rotigotine, a drug that acts on dopamine transmission in the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re an entrepreneur or aspire to be one, you almost certainly have a “dopaminergic mind.” This means you have a specific chemical ...