Most journalists have heard that dopamine has something to do with addiction and, wanting to add a little scientific credibility to their drug-epidemic scare stories, convey this idea:
Drugs cause the brain to flood with dopamine. Dopamine makes you feel good. But the more you get, the more you kill the braincells which use it, so [...]
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An Article on Addiction Neuroscience That Doesn’t Suck
Posted in Dopamine, Glutamate, Obsessive-Compulsive Journalism, addiction on June 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pain, Gain
Posted in OCD, Substance P, addiction, depression, neurogenesis, pain on June 3, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Substance P. What is it?
From Wikipedia:
“In the central nervous system, substance P has been associated in the regulation of mood disorders, anxiety, stress, reinforcement, neurogenesis, respiratory rhythm, neurotoxicity, nausea / emesis and pain.”
That’s not very specific.
The wikipedia article mentions Substance P is involved in the regulation of neurogenesis. Specifically, it has been shown that an [...]
