UConn Researcher: Dopamine Not About Pleasure (Anymore) - UConn Today
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UConn Researcher: Dopamine Not About Pleasure (Anymore) - UConn Today
Dopamine is the pleasure and reward neurotransmitter. It is responsible for attention and focusing. It motivates you and stimulates you to engage in life. Its close cousins are the stimulating and energy-giving neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine. All three are built from the amino acid tyrosine, which in turn comes from the essential
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A number of psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, and mood disorders, are attributed to imbalances in dopamine levels.