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Mental and Behavioral Conditions

What Are the Effects of Too Much Dopamine?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Anela Izadi, M.D.

Dopamine is a natural chemical substance that is produced from the amino acid tyrosine by a mid-brain structure called the substantia nigra. As a neurotransmitter, dopamine transmits chemical signals from the dopamine-containing neurons to target cells that contain dopamine receptors.