New research suggests that mood swings in bipolar disorder are regulated by two clocks: the body’s 24-hour circadian rhythm ...

“Communication between neurons occurs both electrically ... had the right tools to measure these signals together.” Dopamine is a neurotransmitter found in the brain that plays a role in ...

The neurotransmitter dopamine is often called ... experiences and the anticipation of such experiences. • dopamine neurons, which are concentrated in the nucleus accumbent and form pathways ...

Neurons are not directly connected to ... with deficits in certain neurotransmitters. Certain neurotransmitters—such as dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, norepinephrine, and endorphins—play ...

A new technology developed at MIT enables scientists to label proteins across millions of individual cells in fully intact 3D ...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, or a chemical messenger, and helps transmit signals in the brain. Dopamine is usually called the “feel good” neurotransmitter, because it plays a big role in ...

We activated dopamine or acetylcholine neurons and found that dopamine ... Calcium is essential for neurotransmitter release. In the eIF4E mice, acetylcholine binding to dopamine axons was ...

A pathway once considered fundamental in Alzheimer’s disease is being studied intensely again, and may soon result in safer, ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered new insights into the mechanisms underlying autism spectrum disorder (ASD ...