
Dopamine Brain Chemistry

by Science Photo Library
Title
Dopamine Brain Chemistry
Artist
Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Dopamine brain chemistry. Artwork of a molecule of dopamine (upper right), a human brain (centre left; seen from the side, front at left) and a nerve synapse (upper left). Dopamine (C8.H11.N.O2) consists of atoms (spheres) of hydrogen (green), oxygen (red), carbon (black) and nitrogen (pink). It is a neurotransmitter (small red spheres), transmitting signals between nerves at a nerve cell junction (synapse). Dopamine plays an important role in brain chemistry, and its underproduction causes Parkinson's disease, while excess may cause paranoia and other mental illnesses. The brain's limbic system (pink) is an area rich in dopamine.
Uploaded
August 2nd, 2016
Embed
Share
Similar Subjects
Comments
There are no comments for Dopamine Brain Chemistry. Click here to post the first comment.