Certain neurotransmitters—such as dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, norepinephrine, and endorphins—play an important role in the brain by influencing mood, which is why they are sometimes ...

Scientists recently uncovered new insights into how alcohol disrupts the brain's ability to adapt and learn. A study published in the journal Science Advances found that chronic alcohol exposure ...

“It's a really important question in neuroscience that ... the creation of an optical probe they call a fluorescent false neurotransmitter (or FFN) and used it to look at activity changes ...

Serotonin is primarily synthesized by neurons in the dorsal Raphe nucleus (DRN) in the midbrain. Serotonin neurons in the DRN project to numerous brain regions, including the arcuate of the ...

Cholinergic interneurons release acetylcholine, an important neurotransmitter, and play a key role in the striatum of the brain, influencing learning and reward-based motivation. "CIN act as ...