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What happen if there is a high level of dopamine in brains?

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Dr. Paul Pyles answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Great question : When we doctors think of dopamine excess, we think "psychosis". Dopamine depletion means "Parkinsons". This is an oversimplification of course.

Answered 1/9/2018

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