A new Northwestern Medicine study has identified the molecular mechanisms that cause a commonly prescribed antipsychotic drug ...

Researchers at the Wertheim UF Scripps Institute in Jupiter are developing molecules to address the root cause of Parkinson's ...

Bringing mice to an enclosure and zapping their feet with tiny electric shocks, then bringing the mice back to the enclosure ...

This lack of understanding contributes hugely to the growing health burden of Parkinson’s, with over 10 million people living with the disease and incidence doubling every 25 years, according to the ...

Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear ...

An edited version of a figure from the research shows the ventral tegmental area, highlighting dopamine-associated neurons in green and one that connects to the posterior amygdala (magnified in inset) ...

A new study reveals that dopamine release along a specific brain circuit helps extinguish fear by activating reward-related neurons in the amygdala.

Dangers come but dangers also go and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear ...

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Sleep-wake rhythms in normal adults usually have a periodicity of 24 hours, while 48-hour sleep-wake cycles have been ...

Researchers use biocompatible polydopamine nanoparticles and near-infrared light to remotely trigger activity in neuron and ...

Dopamine maintains hope and motivation for life. Inflammation-associated compounds disrupt dopamine release, causing apathy.