Dopamine
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catecholamine, dopamine agonist, neurotransmitter
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- As a chemical messenger, dopamine is similar to adrenaline.
- Dopamine is a catecholamine neurotransmitter found predominately in the central nervous system.
- When dopamine is released by neurones in the 'reward centre' of the brain, it generates a feeling of pleasure and well-being as well as increasing alertness.
- They formulated the dopamine hypothesis of bipolar disorder -- that is, that dopamine is elevated in mania and reduced in bipolar depression.
- Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger between nerve cells in the mammalian brain.
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