Naturally rewarding stimuli (i.e. food, sex, etc) increase the activity of dopamine cells in the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system causing increased dopamine release in brain areas such as the nucleus ...

Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...

Welcome to the dopamine hijack. Modern life is designed to give you constant hits of dopamine—the brain chemical linked to motivation, reward, and pleasure. But what happens when your dopamine ...

According to this theory, food triggers an increase in dopamine levels in the brain, leading people to eat more. Ultra-processed foods loaded with sugar, salt and fat are said to be particularly ...

Dopamine may also interact with the neurotransmitter ... a non-processed diet that was matched in terms of fat, sugar and salt. Participants’ blood tests showed an increase in the hormone ...