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Dopamine on Placebo Effects.
Biology

The role of dopamine in placebo effects

PLOS

New randomized study of 168 people investigates the neurochemical underpinnings of the placebo-effect.

Creative brain on a blue and pink background two cerebral hemispheres
Health

Brain’s translation of motivation into goal-oriented actions

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Thalamo-striatal pathways encode motivated behavior distinctly.

Image showing man thinking
Health

Dopamine’s impact on decision speed and precision

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Dopamine and decision thresholds in male human reinforcement learning.

Listening to the music you love makes your brain release more dopamine
Science

Listening to the music you love makes your brain release more dopamine

Pranjal Malewar

In everyday life humans regularly seek participation in highly complex and pleasurable experiences such as music listening, singing, or playing, which do not seem...

MIT neuroscientists have devised a way to measure dopamine in the brain for more than a year, using microfabricated sensors that are so tiny they don’t lead to the formation of scar tissue.
Technology

New sensors track dopamine in the brain for more than a year

Amit Malewar

Dopamine is an organic chemical of the catecholamine and phenethylamine families that plays several important roles in the brain and body. Dopamine deficiency is...

Scientists Discovered How the Brain Selectively Remembers New Places
Science

Scientists Discovered How the Brain Selectively Remembers New Places

Amit Malewar

When you go into a room, your brain is barraged with tactile data. On the off chance that the room is a place you...

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