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Summary:
Researchers at the Douglas Institute Research Centre have isolated a gene which is responsible for dopamine (a chemical helps regulate movement and emotional responses) connectivity in the medial prefrontal cortex during adolescence. Adolescents are more vulnerable to psychiatric disorders because of alteration that can occur in the prefrontal cortex function due to the mutation of gene. Researchers now have a target for further investigation for developing pharmacological and other types of therapies.
Response:
It’s amazing that now we have a better understand on the brain how it develops into maturity. It’s also good that there are therapies and treatments that can help people who have mental psychiatric. There’s still so much we have yet to discover about how our brain works, so to discover something like is a big breakthrough.
Summary:
Researchers at the Douglas Institute Research Centre have isolated a gene which is responsible for dopamine (a chemical helps regulate movement and emotional responses) connectivity in the medial prefrontal cortex during adolescence. Adolescents are more vulnerable to psychiatric disorders because of alteration that can occur in the prefrontal cortex function due to the mutation of gene. Researchers now have a target for further investigation for developing pharmacological and other types of therapies.
Response:
It’s amazing that now we have a better understand on the brain how it develops into maturity. It’s also good that there are therapies and treatments that can help people who have mental psychiatric. There’s still so much we have yet to discover about how our brain works, so to discover something like is a big breakthrough.