Striatal dopamine (DA) release regulates reward-related learning and behavioural activation and is believed to consist of a short-lived phasic and continuous tonic component. Here, we build a ...

Now, scientists in Korea have discovered that the Parkinson’s disease drug procyclidine can alleviate physical symptoms of ...

This disease most often develops after age 50. Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. Parkinson's disease occurs when the nerve cells in the brain that ...

While there is no cure for Parkinson’s disease, an upcoming experiment offers hope to the more than 10 million people living with the disorder that a breakthrough may be on the horizon.

Caffeine Affects Brain Dopamine Function in Patients With Parkinson's Disease May 28, 2024 — Regular high caffeine consumption affects dopamine function in patients with Parkinson's disease ...

14, 2025 — There may be a link between hearing impairment and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's according ... like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function ...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder that develops when the brain cells that produce dopamine (a chemical involved in movement) stop working or die. When this happens, symptoms like slowed ...

"Our findings reveal that the basal ganglia-a brain circuit regulating adaptive behaviour and motor functions-is affected in autism, with disruptions in how dopamine and acetylcholine work together", ...

"Our findings reveal that the basal ganglia—a brain circuit regulating adaptive behavior and motor functions—is affected in autism, with disruptions in how dopamine and acetylcholine work ...

The few studies in psychiatric diseases are in stark contrast to the research in Parkinson ... of the dopamine system do not appear to dominate (e.g., patients resistant to antidopaminergic medication ...

MS occurs when the immune system attacks cells that cover nerves. Parkinson’s is caused by the loss of dopamine-producing cells in a part of your brain called the substantia nigra. The exact ...