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[–] Neuromancer49@midwest.social 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I studied parts of the basal ganglia, part of the dopaminergic circuits of motor control. I'm not sure if it's a poorly written (news) article or the scientist was overstating his position - I don't know any neuroscientists who think dopamine is "sprayed" across the brain.

Edit: The paper is a breakthrough because it's reporting the first-ever direct imaging of dopamine signaling. But the news article mischaracterizes it.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago

But the news article mischaracterizes it.

I feel the need to somehow combine these two images.

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You don't go for your weekly dopamine sprays? It's totally the new thing.

[–] ushmel@piefed.world 1 points 1 day ago

Idk, cocaine has been around for a while

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could transform how we treat everything from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to Parkinson’s disease.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

People who do it alot