Dopamine gives us a sense of pleasure and ... the amygdala (the brain’s processing center for emotions) alerts the hypothalamus (the brain’s coordinating center) to initiate fight or flight.

Serotonin neurons in the DRN project to numerous brain regions, including the arcuate of the hypothalamus (ARH). The team showed that the ARH circuit and two neurotransmitters, GABA and dopamine ...

Photos of people they romantically loved caused the participants’ brains to become active in regions rich with dopamine, the so-called feel-good neurotransmitter. Two of the brain regions that showed ...

Based on animal and human studies, timed bromocriptine administration within 2 h of awakening is believed to augment low hypothalamic dopamine levels and inhibit excessive sympathetic tone within ...