Dopamine doesn’t flood the brain as once believed – it fires in exact, ultra-fast bursts that target specific neurons. The discovery turns a century-old view of dopamine on its head and could transform how we treat everything from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to Parkinson’s…
As stated in the other post, this article mischaracterizes the findings. No one thought dopamine flooded the brain. This finding is important because it’s the first time we’ve been able to visually see the behavior we thought was happening.