Sentences with phrase «excess brain dopamine»

They hypothesized that excess brain dopamine release in heavy alcohol users who also use nicotine / smoke could make them more treatment - resistant in general, but more sensitized to naltrexone's dopamine lowering effects — leading to their greater response to treatment with the medication than non-smokers.

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For example, excess dopamine might make our brain's reward system more responsive to the prospect of avoiding personal harm.

Drugs such as cocaine and methamphetamine keep the brain stimulated by preventing neurons from «vacuuming up» excess dopamine.

The mutation, which has been found in people with ADHD, autism and bipolar disorder, affects the function of DAT, a protein that regulates the brain's supply of the neurotransmitter by removing excess dopamine from the synapse, or the space between nerve cells.

These symptoms are the result of the loss of specialized cells in an area of the brain called the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) that specialize in producing the chemical signal - molecule dopamine and are responsible for turning off excess firing of neurons that control muscles.

I barked at my kids and ran low on feel - good brain chemicals such as serotonin and dopamine, which excess cortisol depletes over time.

An excess of prolactin, elevated free luteinizing hormone levels, and deficiency of brain amines (serotonin and dopamine) are also considered to be involved either independently 3 or as a consequence of the estrogen - progesterone ratio.

I still got the dopamine dose from catching rare fish, selling the excess for money and leveling up my skill, and I used almost no brain power to do it.