The Yin and Yang of Dopamine (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

The Yin and Yang of Dopamine

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UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that the brain neurotransmitter dopamine has a yin-yang personality, mediating both pleasure and pain.

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