Tag: dopamine

Global Brain

January 24, 2019

Dopamine: Beyond the Rush of a Reward By Emily Singer

Some dopamine neurons (red) in the ventral tegmental area respond to reward, others to the animal’s position, speed or acceleration. Calcium activity, a proxy for neural activity, is highlighted in green.

February 23, 2017

How Practice Makes Perfect: Dopamine Clues From a Songbird By Vikram Gadagkar

Illustration of adding dopamine to a finch's brain

January 20, 2017

Dopamine Cells Influence Our Perception of Time By Emily Singer

Dopamine cells in the substantia nigra