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Does dopamine alter your sense of humor?

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Dr. Ilene Ruhoy answered

Specializes in Neurology

Perhaps: Dopamine input has been implicated in the control of mood and emotion and so it is theoretically possible it loss of dopamine can alter your ability to find things comical.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/25/2016

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