What is Dopamine?
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter. It is a chemical messenger that helps in the transmission of signals in the brain and other vital areas. Dopamine is found in humans as well as animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Dopamine history
Dopamine was first synthesized in 1910 by George Barger and James Ewens at Wellcome Laboratories in London, England.
In 1958, Arvid Carlsson and Nils-Ã…ke Hillarp, at the Laboratory for Chemical Pharmacology of the National Heart Institute of Sweden, discovered the function of dopamine as a neurotransmitter. Arvid Carlsson was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for showing that dopamine is not just a precursor of norepinephrine and epinephrine but a neurotransmitter, as well.
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