Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitters are chemical signals made by neurons to send information to associated receptors. These receptors receive or block signals and process them into ...

A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has uncovered new clues about how chemicals released by brain cells regulate our attention span. Findings from ...

Cognitive decline associated with aging is caused by the loss of cholinergic nerve supply to the hippocampus of our brain. Since the hippocampus is the center of learning and memory, a reduction in ...

Researchers have long thought that rewards like food or money encourage learning in the brain by causing the release of the “feel-good” hormone dopamine, known to reinforce storage of new information.

What goes on in a man’s head during sex? According to a new study from Japan, it all comes down to the precise timing of two brain chemicals: dopamine and acetylcholine. Their findings in male mice ...

A team of scientists at Harvard Medical School (HMS) has identified a new mechanism of dopamine release in the brain in a study conducted in mice that was published in the journal Science (“An action ...

Kanazawa University, report the successful creation of artificial synaptic vesicles that can be remotely controlled by ...

Researchers have long thought that rewards like food or money encourage learning in the brain by causing the release of the "feel-good" hormone dopamine, known to reinforce storage of new information.