Wellness-uptodate

C.M.S.  for WUTD Does dopamine motivate us to exercise? Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is frequently associated with pleasure, motivation, and reward-seeking. Dopamine, particularly in Parkinson's Disease patients due to dopamine insufficiency, may have an impact on how people perceive physical effort, as stated by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. According to a recent study, it appears to play a significant role in determining why some people find physical activity to be easy or exhausting. This finding was reached after researching individuals who had Parkinson's disease, a condition marked by the progressive loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. “Researchers have long been trying to understand why some people find physical effort easier than others,” says study leader Vikram Chib, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and research scientist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The