What Causes Parkinson's Disease?

[ZeroPivot]

Calling ALL Chemists !

what bond is this?

 

[trollcast]

I think that's the structure for a dopamine molecule

 

[Ryan_m_b]

Do you mean to ask what the bonds are or what molecule it is? Because it's dopamine.

 

[ZeroPivot]

Dopamine? the thing that makes you happy? interesting...

 

[Borek]

what bond is this?

Covalent one.

Not that I know which bond you are interested in, but all bonds in the molecule of this particular compound are covalent, so I bet it is a correct answer.

 

[Enigman]

what bond is this?

A bond for life*?

^{_______________}
*A rather geeky one at that...

 

[lisab]

A bond for life*?

^{_______________}
*A rather geeky one at that...

:rofl:

 

[Ryan_m_b]

Dopamine? the thing that makes you happy? interesting...

Actually it's far more complicated than that, some studies suggest that without dopamine it is possible for a creature to experience pleasure but will not have any drive to seek pleasure. Thus dopamine could be important in reward anticipation rather than reward itself.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18320725

 

[ZeroPivot]

Actually it's far more complicated than that, some studies suggest that without dopamine it is possible for a creature to experience pleasure but will not have any drive to seek pleasure. Thus dopamine could be important in reward anticipation rather than reward itself.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18320725

low dopamine = low sex drive?

 

[Ryan_m_b]

low dopamine = low sex drive?

Dopamine is involved in many different processes and low dopamine is associated with depression, ADHD and Parkinson's to name a few.

 

[ZeroPivot]

Dopamine is involved in many different processes and low dopamine is associated with depression, ADHD and Parkinson's to name a few.

oh damn, so to avoid parkinson have lots of fun?

 

[Ryan_m_b]

Parkinson's is caused by the death of dopamine excreting cells, the exact cause of the die off is unknown but it isn't because sufferers didn't have enough fun.

 

[ZeroPivot]

Parkinson's is caused by the death of dopamine excreting cells, the exact cause of the die off is unknown but it isn't because sufferers didn't have enough fun.