{"id":17702,"date":"2026-04-28T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17702"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:59:18","slug":"dopamine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dopamine\/","title":{"rendered":"Dopamine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dopamine Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recently showed for the first time that dopamine dysfunction in the entorhinal cortex, a critical memory-related brain region, contributes directly to impaired memory formation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dopamine<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopamine is a <\/span><b>hormone <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a type of <\/span><b>neurotransmitter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or<\/span><b> chemical messenger, made in your brain.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your <\/span><b>nervous system uses it <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>send messages between nerve cells.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>messages <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also<\/span><b> travel between your brain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the rest of your <\/span><b>body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This unique neurotransmitter <\/span><b>affects your body, brain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>behavior<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopamine is the chemical that<\/span><b> mediates pleasure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the brain. <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>released when <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your <\/span><b>brain is expecting a reward<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you come to associate a <\/span><b>certain activity with pleasure, mere anticipation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may be enough to<\/span><b> raise dopamine levels.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s a big <\/span><b>part of our unique human ability to think and plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 It <\/span><b>helps us focus, work <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">towards goals, and <\/span><b>find things interesting.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopamine also plays a role in these <\/span><b>functions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>learning <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and attention<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>mood<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>movement<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heart rate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>kidney function<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blood vessel function<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sleep<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>pain processing<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lactation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>High or low dopamine levels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are associated with <\/span><b>diseases including Parkinson\u2019s disease, restless legs syndrome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a<\/span><b>ttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopamine is<\/span><b> also made in other parts of your body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where it <\/span><b>acts as a hormone.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopamine<\/span><b> acts as a hormone to help:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>relax or tighten your blood vessels<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>control your salt levels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>urine production<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>control <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how much <\/span><b>insulin you make<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>slow down <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some parts of your <\/span><b>digestion<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopamine is <\/span><b>found in humans as well as animals,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including both vertebrates and invertebrates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2026-04-dopamine-deficiency-memory-impairment-alzheimer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ME<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dopamine is a hormone and a type of neurotransmitter, or chemical messenger, made in your brain. 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