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Dopamine Signaling Makes Flies Lose Interest in Mating

Desensitization of neurons to dopamine is a well-known effect in addiction. However, researchers found a natural example of this phenomenon in fly mating behavior.

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Chronic Noise Exposure Led to Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Mice

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How Exercise Keeps the Mind Sharp Against Parkinson’s Disease

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A Deep Dive into Dopamine: Detox, Depression, and Beyond

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Can the Brain Help Heal a Broken Heart?

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Debunking the Dopamine Detox Trend

Hannah Thomasy, PhD | | 9 min read

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Specific Brain Cells Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

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A team of researchers developed q.e.d, an AI-powered system designed to deliver rigorous and constructive feedback on scientific manuscripts in minutes.

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The reason dogs beg, sit, stay, and shake for peanut butter could be both evolutionarily wired and learned behavior.

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Some scientists argued that autism-gut microbiome research is rife with conceptual and methodological flaws, from mouse to human studies. Microbiome researchers disagree.

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A neurobiologist, who loves the morphology of cells, turns these shapes into works of art made from wood.

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