Dopamine’s effects in the brain are mediated by postsynaptic D1 and D2 receptors. Adenosine A1 and A2A receptors are uniquely positioned to counteract the excessive stimulation of dopamine receptors ...
Just as we got used to the idea that antipsychotic medications needed to block both dopamine and serotonin receptors, specifically the D-2 receptor and the 5HT-2A receptor, and these (somewhat ...
This study utilizes an elegant approach to examine valence encoding of the mesolimbic dopamine system. The findings are valuable, demonstrating differential responses of dopamine to the same taste ...