a: Dopamine ~
b: salt
What: "Dopamine is like salt. A little fosters survival. Too much threatens survival."
Writer: Charles Lyell
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 29 2013 10:46 AM
a: Dopamine ~
b: little carrot
What: "Dopamine is like "God's" (quite the convenient metaphor) little carrot dangling in front of our faces saying go, interract with your environment, dance puppet dance."
Writer: Polarisite
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 29 2013 10:48 AM
Until....
a: Dopamine ~
b: little cars driving around aimlessly
What: "Brain chemicals, including Dopamine, are stored in cells, which you can think of like barrels full of that chemical. When something occurs like a good meal or great sex the brain pours out some dopamine from the dopamine barrels into an open space in the brain called a synapse. It floats around there. Think of the synapse like a street, and dopamine is like little cars driving around aimlessly on the street."
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 29 2013 10:52 AM
a: Dopamine ~
b: a messenger
What: "Dopamine is like a messenger. It activates the rest of the cells in the brain to pay attention."
Writer: Doctor Volkow
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 29 2013 10:55 AM
Maybe
a: Dopamine ~
b: a sparkplug
What: "As a neurotransmitter, dopamine is like a sparkplug in your car's engine - filtering out messages through your nervous system that enable you to control your movements."
Writer: Paul Fraumeni
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 29 2013 10:57 AM
a: Dopamine ~
b: a carrier pigeon for the brain
What: "The nerve cells in the Substantia Nigra produce a substance called dopamine. Dopamine is like a carrier pigeon for the brain. It takes messages from one part of the brain to another, telling it how to control movements in the body."
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Oct 29 2013 11:00 AM
a: Dopamine receptor ~
b: a fishing pole that catches dopamine
What:
"The dopamine receptor, located on the cell surface, is like a fishing pole that catches dopamine. Methylation supports receptor activity by keeping the phospholipids in the cell membrane fluid. Membrane fluidity also aids proper signaling of the immune system and protects nerves from damage. The symptoms of diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer's disease result from nerve damage."
Writer: Dr. Amy Yasko
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 8 2014 6:14 PM
a: Dopamine receptor ~
b: a fishing pole
What:
"The dopamine receptor, located on the cell surface, is like a fishing pole that catches dopamine."
Writer: Dr Amy
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 12 2015 1:15 PM
