New Insights Into Dopamine with Raj Awatramani, PhD, and Daniel Dombeck, PhD

About this episode

This episode discusses new insights into dopamine and its role in Parkinson's disease with researchers Raj Awatramani and Daniel Dombeck.

We are re-sharing this episode on dopamine and subtypes of dopaminergic neurons that may provide new insights into how we think about the role of dopamine. Rajeshwar Awatramani, PhD , and Daniel Dombeck, PhD led this research, and in this episode they explain how the results could change the field of dopamine research and pave the way for new research possibilities, especially concerning Parkinson's disease, a condition marked by a loss of dopamine neurons and motor system challenges.

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Guests: Rajeshwar Awatramani, PhD, Daniel Dombeck, PhD

Topics covered

• dopamine
• dopaminergic neurons
• Parkinson's disease
• neuroscience
• research insights

Keywords

• dopamine
• neurons
• Parkinson's disease
• neuroscience
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Books & works: New Insights Into Dopamine

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