Read more dopamine stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8452/dopamine.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72636/dopamine-produces-the-rush-not-the-pleasure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDopamine has become the decade’s “it” neurotransmitter, just as serotonin was in the ‘90s. But the popular image of dopamine as the brain chemical in charge of making us feel good, and hooking us on craving that feeling, a “Bacchus in the brain,” is misleading and incomplete, writes Natalie Angier...http://www.newser.com/story/72636/dopamine-produces-the-rush-not-the-pleasure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 10:23:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66434/police-brutality-it-could-just-be-excited-delirium.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew research could help exonerate police officers accused of using excessive force to restrain unruly perpetrators, New Scientist reports. So far the American Medical Association has not recognized “excited delirium,” a condition describing an agitated, combative person who exhibits superhuman strength and high body temperature—a rare condition common to...http://www.newser.com/story/66434/police-brutality-it-could-just-be-excited-delirium.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 18:31:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57960/got-a-temper-blame-your-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhy some people get steamed while others stay cool depends on which version of a certain gene they carry, the Daily Telegraph reports. German scientists isolated a gene that affects dopamine levels. In a study, people with the least common variation showed little anger. Those with the other two mutations...http://www.newser.com/story/57960/got-a-temper-blame-your-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 11:16:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53833/parkinsons-treatment-shows-promise-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPotential good news for Parkinson's patients: An experimental treatment on mice that involves implanting electrodes on the spinal cord had great success, Reuters reports. Mice that received the so-called stimulator were able to move more easily. Human trials are expected to start next year, and they could lead the way...http://www.newser.com/story/53833/parkinsons-treatment-shows-promise-in-mice.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 17:35:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51778/fast-thinking-makes-people-happy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHappy people think fast thoughts, say researchers at Princeton and Harvard. They asked two groups to perform the same tasks—problem-solving, reading, and watching TV—at different speeds. Those forced to move along briskly felt more elated, creative, even powerful, Scientific American reports. The findings suggest a crossword puzzle or...http://www.newser.com/story/51778/fast-thinking-makes-people-happy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Feb 2009 21:16:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48965/single-nerve-cell-can-hold-a-memory-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndividual neurons in the brain can hang on to memories for a minute or longer, a new study finds. Something like a computer’s temporary random access memory (RAM), this working memory is what allows you to keep a phone number in your head for a few seconds, then forget it...http://www.newser.com/story/48965/single-nerve-cell-can-hold-a-memory-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 12:04:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46507/quit-smoking-yes-we-can.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama is about to become the nation's smoker-in-chief, and anti-smoking advocates are hopeful he'll become a powerful example for other smokers if he finally manages to kick the habit. He has quit several times but so far has always gone back to smoking up to eight cigarettes a day,...http://www.newser.com/story/46507/quit-smoking-yes-we-can.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 10:29:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42560/study-paves-way-for-entrepreneur-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA study that links entrepreneurial success to risky decision-making, a trait less prevalent among buttoned-up business managers, has scientists pondering whether a pill could boost enterprising behavior. Riskiness is associated with the hormone dopamine, which could inject chutzpah into hesitant managers, the Telegraph reports. Critics doubt chemicals are solely responsible,...http://www.newser.com/story/42560/study-paves-way-for-entrepreneur-pill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 10:59:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40153/brain-offers-a-clue-on-why-obese-people-eat-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew research takes an accepted truth about obese people and flips it upside down: They may, in fact, get less pleasure out of eating than people of normal weight, the LA Times reports. Researchers found that people who have weaker reward circuitry in the brain tend to overeat. Thus, while...http://www.newser.com/story/40153/brain-offers-a-clue-on-why-obese-people-eat-more.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Oct 2008 19:10:01 CDT