A research team led by McGill University has taken a close look at a long-standing idea about Parkinson’s disease and found ...

A novel electrode platform detects dopamine from single living brain organoids in real time, enabling non-destructive ...

For decades, Parkinson’s disease has been framed as a simple story of dwindling dopamine, a slow erosion of the brain’s ...

Explore dopamine's role in movement and how it challenges long-standing theories about motor control and Parkinson's disease treatments.

A new study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine: one saying that dopamine provides a learning signal ...

People are a mystery. Sometimes I'm convinced we're all just a bunch of intricate puzzles who happen to be wearing pants. To have a decent shot at comprehending human behavior, we need to better ...

Dopamine is a famous chemical. It holds a prized position in the annals of popular science as the “reward” drug. Countless articles refer to the latest studies of foods, sex and exercise as boosting ...