Dopamine is widespread in the brain as well as the rest of the nervous system. This neurotransmitter plays a critical role in the control of movement. It has a stimulating effect on the heart, the circulation, the rate of metabolism, and is able to mobilize many of the body's energy reserves. It helps to modulate brain activity, control coordination and movement, and regulate the flow of information to different areas of the brain. Dopamine is believed to release chemicals that allow us to feel pleasure (e.g., endorphins). A massive disturbance of dopamine regulation in the brain can result in a person no longer being able to respond emotionally or express his or her feelings in an appropriate way
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Neuroscience for Kids - Schizophrenia
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Dopamine and schizophrenia
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Wikipedia: Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia
Volume 349:1738-1749. October 30, 2003. Number 18. NEJM. Schizophrenia. Robert Freedman, M.D. Schizophrenia is a chronic, debilitating psychotic mental disorder that affects about 1 percent of people. ... occupancy of D2 receptors by dopamine in schizophrenia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U ... action of clozapine: the dopamine-serotonin hypothesis of schizophrenia. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 1989 ...
The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
This paper reflects the research and thoughts of a student at the time the paper was written for a course at Bryn Mawr College. ... Schizophrenia is a disease that has plagued societies around the world for centuries, although it ... first evidense that dopamine may be involved in schizophrenia came from amphetamine ...
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