Dopamine regulates attitude toward risk

Science. 2024 Jan 5;383(6678):32-33. doi: 10.1126/science.adm8641. Epub 2024 Jan 4.

Abstract

Specific brain pathways can lower or raise the willingness of monkeys to take risks.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Attitude*
  • Dopamine* / pharmacology
  • Dopamine* / physiology
  • Dopaminergic Neurons* / physiology
  • Frontal Lobe / physiology
  • Macaca fuscata
  • Nerve Net / physiology
  • Risk-Taking*
  • Ventral Tegmental Area* / cytology
  • Ventral Tegmental Area* / physiology

Substances

  • Dopamine