Dopamine

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biogenic amine

Broader Terms

catecholamine, dopamine agonist, neurotransmitter

Narrower Terms

DARPP

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • 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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