Social Drinking Activates Dopamine and Elevates Mood
The consequences of the alterations in dopamine signaling we observed may be numerous. Neurobiologically, striatal dopamine alters intracellular signaling that affects synaptic plasticity 42. In addition, D2 receptors can alter striatal dopamine and acetylcholine levels and inhibit cortical glutamatergic transmission directly or indirectly 60,61,62. Furthermore, the balance of altered dopamine changes and subsequent effects on …
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