Inflammation leads to lower reward motivation by causing microglia to remove glutamate inputs from dopamine neurons in the brain’s reward center 🧠✨🛑
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Dopamine slightly increases willingness to wait for rewards, reducing impulsivity by around 20% 💡, contradicting previous studies that suggested dopamine increases impulsive choices. ⚖️
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Dopamine increases willingness to wait for rewards
L-DOPA, a precursor of the neurotransmitter dopamine, makes humans wait longer for rewards, as new research addresses gaps in earlier studies.
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The human brain processes romantic partners differently than close friends, specifically within the reward system. These findings offer insight into how the biological drivers of romantic love may evolve from passion to companionship over time.
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The surprising way the brain’s dopamine-rich reward center adapts as a romance matures
A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience provides evidence that the human brain processes romantic partners
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Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters the expression of genes in the endocannabinoid system in key brain regions, affecting areas involved in reward, impulse control and decision-making
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Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante
Endocannabinoid system gene expression in mesocorticolimbic brain regions of individuals with alcohol use disorder: A descriptive…
Researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences UMH–CSIC identify key genetic alterations in the brains of people with alcoholism • The study, published in the journal Addiction, reveals how decades of alcohol consumption alter the activity of key genes in…