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 ...

Most people are familiar with Pavlovian conditioning, in which a reward-anticipatory behavior follows a reward-predicting ...

Dopamine, a key molecule in the brain ... and the environment allow it. By shedding light on this mechanism, this discovery opens new perspectives for understanding how the brain transitions from ...

Dopamine’s effects in the brain are mediated by postsynaptic ... The complementary roles of A2A and D2 receptors in the striatum may provide a mechanism whereby inhibitory regulation of D2 receptors ...

"Our results indicate that loss of BBS-1 in worm dopamine neurons results in excess signaling by the neurotransmitter, known ...

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Dopamine's unexpected role in memory devaluation Date: March 12, 2025 Source: Michigan State University Summary: New research expands on current understanding of the brain chemical dopamine ...