Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could transform how we treat everything from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to Parkinson’s disease.
Brain breakthrough: Dopamine doesn't work at all like we thought it did
Submitted 6 days ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to science@mander.xyz
https://newatlas.com/mental-health/dopamine-precision-neuroscience/
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henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 days ago
adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
Once believed by whom?
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 6 days ago
People who do it alot
Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 6 days ago
Brain breakthrough: Dopamine doesn’t work
at all like we thought it didFTFY
Neuromancer49@midwest.social 6 days ago
I studied parts of the basal ganglia, part of the dopaminergic circuits of motor control. I’m not sure if it’s a poorly written article or the scientist was overstating his position - I don’t know any neuroscientists who think dopamine is “sprayed” across the brain.
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
I feel the need to somehow combine these two images.
remotelove@lemmy.ca 6 days ago
You don’t go for your weekly dopamine sprays? It’s totally the new thing.