henfredemars@infosec.pub
on 12 Jul 2025 23:59
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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.
Quadhammer@lemmy.world
on 13 Jul 2025 02:13
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People who do it alot
Neuromancer49@midwest.social
on 13 Jul 2025 00:25
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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 (news) article or the scientist was overstating his position - I don’t know any neuroscientists who think dopamine is “sprayed” across the brain.
Edit: The paper is a breakthrough because it’s reporting the first-ever direct imaging of dopamine signaling. But the news article mischaracterizes it.
remotelove@lemmy.ca
on 13 Jul 2025 01:46
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You don’t go for your weekly dopamine sprays? It’s totally the new thing.
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Once believed by whom?
People who do it alot
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 (news) article or the scientist was overstating his position - I don’t know any neuroscientists who think dopamine is “sprayed” across the brain.
Edit: The paper is a breakthrough because it’s reporting the first-ever direct imaging of dopamine signaling. But the news article mischaracterizes it.
You don’t go for your weekly dopamine sprays? It’s totally the new thing.
Idk, cocaine has been around for a while
I feel the need to somehow combine these two images.
FTFY