However, there seems to be more to caffeine's dopamine blocking than just counteracting ... and morphine flick a brain switch known as the μ receptor, which could be targeted.

Caffeine, on the other hand, affects the brain differently by blocking adenosine receptors, specifically A2A receptors, which play a role in moderating dopamine activity. By antagonizing A2A ...

The best of us have had low moments of questioning our life decisions over a devoured bag of chips. Science says it’s not ...

Dopamine’s effects in the brain are mediated by postsynaptic D1 and D2 receptors. Adenosine A1 and A2A receptors are uniquely positioned to counteract the excessive stimulation of dopamine receptors ...

As with any disease, vulnerability to addiction differs from person to person. In general, the more environmental and genetic risk factors an individual has, the greater the chance that taking drugs ...