Different receptors are specific for different molecules. Dopamine receptors bind dopamine, insulin receptors bind insulin, nerve growth factor receptors bind nerve growth factor, and so on.

Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter known to modulate motivation and reinforcement learning. While the role of dopamine in these reward-related processes is well-established, the cellular and neural ...

Dopamine’s effects in the brain are mediated by postsynaptic D1 and D2 receptors. Adenosine A1 and A2A receptors are uniquely positioned to counteract the excessive stimulation of dopamine receptors ...

Drug-induced movement disorders have gradually emerged as a major problem in clinical psychiatry and medicine. A variety of movement disorders have been characterized and linked to different dopamine ...

Vendrell-Llopis is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The goal of her project is to identfy the role of different dopamine receptors in reinforcing ...