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July 13, 2010

A high-fat diet alters crucial aspects of brain dopamine signaling

Prolonged exposure to a high fat diet is correlated with changes in the brain chemical dopamine within the striatum, a critical component of the brain's reward system according to new research.

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November 14, 2009

Human Expectation Of Pleasure Enhanced By Dopamine

Enhancing the effects of the brain chemical dopamine influences how people make life choices by affecting expectations of pleasure, according to new research from the UCL Institute of Neurology. The study, published in Current Biology, confirms an important role for dopamine in how human expectations are formed and how people make complex decisions. It also contributes to an understanding of h

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