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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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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  

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Be My Vole-entine: How Love and Loss Change the Brain

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Specific Brain Cells Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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