Dopamine controls movement, not just rewards
news.northwestern.edu
Although there is a long-standing assumption that dopamine neurons solely respond to rewards, Northwestern researchers discovered that one genetic subtype fires when the body moves. The finding could have implications for Parkinson's disease.
  • Dr Cog@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    We’ve known this for a long time. Dopamine neuron loss is the main cause of Parkinson’s disease, after all. But this study is the first to show definitively the function of dopamine in motor neuron control.

    • §ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.mlOP
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      1 year ago

      Exactly, one of my favorite aspects of science is regardless how apparent something may seem, statistically significant data or it didn’t happen. We actually don’t understand the entire mechanism behind fever or Tylenol, which is pretty wild to me!