Until recently, it was commonly held that the morphologic differences between male and female ... of dopamine – a direct result of the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the brain.

According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain condition release different ...

Brain cells (magenta) in the reward center of a rat’s brain release dopamine in response to opioids. According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain ...

The first time a male rat meets with a female rat he gets a large ... is that it's caused by a dysregulated dopamine system.

Findings suggest that better understanding of how sex hormones interact with chronic pain could lead to new approaches to addressing the opioid epidemic.

The hallmark pathology of Parkinson’s disease is the damage and death of dopamine producing neurons in the brain. Dopamine plays a role in controlling movement, cognition, learning, and mood, ...