New intracellular dopamine receptor function may offer hope to schizophrenia patients

Dopamine is a chemical in the brain that plays an important role in controlling movement, emotion and cognition. Dopamine dysfunction is believed to be one of the causes of disorders like Schizophrenia, Tourette ' s syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Parkinson ' s disease.
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