Dopamine is a neuromodulator and neurotransmitter responsible for number of physiological processes. Dysfunctions the dopamine metabolism signalling are associated with neurological psychiatric diseases. Here we report that in primary co-culture neurons astrocytes dopamine-induces calcium signal suppress spontaneous synchronous oscillations (SSCO) neurons. Effect on SSCO was dependent could be ...

Neural circuits are dynamically regulated by a diverse class of secretedmolecules known as neuromodulators, amongwhich is dopamine, amolecule linked to disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia and to reward-driven learning. This Select highlights several recently published papers that elucidate how dopamine neurons regulate circuits involved in depression-related behaviors, learn...

Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders. They are frequently treated with benzodiazepines, which are fast acting highly effective anxiolytic agents. However, their long-term use is impaired by tolerance development and abuse liability. In contrast, antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are considered as first-line treatment but have a slow o...

Neuromodulators are endogenous neurochemicals that regulate biophysical and biochemical processes, which control brain function and behaviour, and are often the targets of neuropharmacological drugs. Neuromodulator effects are generally complex partly owing to the involvement of broad innervation, co-release of neuromodulators, complex intra- and extrasynaptic mechanism, existence of multiple r...