Read more neurotransmitter stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9131/neurotransmitter.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:52:17 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/55512/docs-track-autism-to-brains-fever-center.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMulling over the evidence that the symptoms of autistic children recede during a fever—long reported by parents and confirmed by a study 2 years ago—two New York doctors had a “eureka moment,” seeing that link as a clue to treating the condition, Time reports. The same cluster of...http://www.newser.com/story/55512/docs-track-autism-to-brains-fever-center.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 12:38:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40159/eat-your-way-out-of-addiction-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood grub may be enough to rewire an addict's brain. The trick is to serve up meals that revive pleasure-inducing neurotransmitters disrupted by addiction, neuroscientists say. Foods as simple as steak, milk, and nuts can boost the brain's production of serotonin or glutamine, both of which help addicts recover. But...http://www.newser.com/story/40159/eat-your-way-out-of-addiction-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Oct 2008 20:14:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5813/scientists-find-switch-to-turn-on-brain-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNeuroscientists are experimenting with switching targeted groups of brain cells on and off using remote-controlled lasers, promising hope for treatment of mental disorders, reports the New York Times . The technique, using cells altered with a photo-sensitive protein called channelrhodopsin-2, could one day be used to treat a host of problems...http://www.newser.com/story/5813/scientists-find-switch-to-turn-on-brain-cells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Aug 2007 3:21:15 CDT