The neurotransmitter dopamine is a key factor in central nervous system (CNS) function,
regulating many processes including reward, movement, and cognition. Dopamine also …

Depression represents the number one cause of disability worldwide and is often fatal.
Inflammatory processes have been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression. It is …

Anxiety is an unpleasant physiological state in which an overreaction to a situation occurs. It
has been suggested that different brain regions are involved in the modulation and …

Dopamine, a principal neurotransmitter, deserves upgrading to 'NeuroImmunotransmitter'
thanks to its multiple, direct and powerful effects on most/all immune cells. Dopamine by …

There is a vital need to understand mechanisms contributing to susceptibility to depression
to improve treatments for the 11% of Americans who currently suffer from this debilitating …

There are several hypotheses concerning the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of
major depression, which centre largely around adaptive changes in neuronal transmission …

Schizophrenia is a highly complex and severe neuropsychiatric disorder with an unknown
etiopathology. Evidence for a dysregulated immune system in both the risk for and …

Dopamine is a biologically active amine synthesized in the central and peripheral nervous
system. This biogenic monoamine acts by activating five types of dopamine receptors (D1 …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss
of dopaminergic neurons, appearance of Lewy bodies and presence of neuroinflammation …

Background Immune dysregulation has been linked to both psychiatric illness and
pregnancy morbidity, including perinatal depression, but little is known about the immune …