A study from Emory University suggests that levodopa, a medication that increases dopamine levels in the brain, may help ...

We're all familiar with Pavlovian conditioning, in which a reward-anticipatory behavior follows a reward-predicting stimulus. Perhaps you experience it yourself when passing a cafe or restaurant and ...

More information: Charltien Long et al, Constraints on the subsecond modulation of striatal dynamics by physiological dopamine signaling, Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01699 ...

The discovery of a specialized striatal circuit for distributional learning furthers and refines our understanding of decision-making, learning, and dopamine function. These findings could impact ...

Understanding the pathogenesis of LID has contributed to the development of a set of therapeutic strategies, including the choice, in early stages, of the least pulsatile regimen of dopamine ...