Studies demonstrated that the changes in the brain's
dopamine production area, or VTA — though crucial to the development of addiction — also triggered a cascade of biological processes that resulted in permanent changes in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), the area downstream that is closely linked to motivation and goal - directed behavior.
Not exact matches
The NIMH study also for the first time confirms in living humans that activity of the front brain
area, the prefrontal cortex, is regulated by
dopamine production in the midbrain, which, in turn, is regulated by these two common gene variants.
Some theories suggest that fibromyalgia may result from stress - induced changes in the hippocampal
area of the brain; others from stress - induced disruptions of the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis (which affects adrenal function and cortisol
production); and still others from low levels of the neurotransmitter,
dopamine, caused by genetic factors and triggered by exposure to stressors, such as emotional distress, physical trauma, viral infections or inflammatory disorders.