Transcript DOPAMINE By: Hannah Kintz & Madeline Rackovan

DOPAMINE
By: Hannah Kintz & Madeline Rackovan
TYPE OF HORMONE
Amino acid
• Derivative of Tyrosine
SECRETED BY…
Hypothalamus
Adrenal medulla
FUNCTION
Provides feelings of enjoyment/ reward to motivate
Pleasure, euphoria
Compulsion
REGULATORY MECHANISM
Positive feedback
• Repeat actions that bring pleasure=build on each other
ABNORMALITIES
Hypo: Parkinson’s Disease
• Shaking tremors, incoordination
• Decrease in dopamine
Hyper: Schizophrenia
• Inability to think clearly (Cannot differentiate between
reality & fiction)
• Increase in dopamine