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In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers monitored subsecond changes in levels of the neurotransmitters in the human brain, unlocking new insight into their function. Amanda was an associate editor ...

Dopamine and serotonin, for instance, travel as free-floating molecules between nerve cells. "This is possibly a new form of communication between nerve cells in the brain," says chemist Mario van ...

The popular party drug 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), otherwise known as ecstasy, promotes feelings of friendliness, warmth, and euphoria in the user. These effects have spurred ...

Both compounds can be distinguished from typical D 2 agonists, however, because they do not cause behavioral signs associated with activation of either normosensitive or supersensitive ...

After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some people experience prolonged mood swings, emotional dysregulation, and changes in behavior.

Drugs have long been the royal road to understanding brain function. Molecular aspects of depression were a total mystery until the advent of antidepressant drugs of which influences on serotonin ...