Dopamine, we’ve all heard of it, but do you really understand what it does for us physiologically? We’re here to help you sort through the basics and feel empowered with how to start helping your dopamine levels stay in balance.

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, meaning it helps the neurons, or nerve cells, communicate with one another chemically at their connections that are called synapses. This chemical is involved in:

Synapse (blue) with neurotransmitters illustrated as purple.

• Reward

• Memory

• Learning

• Motivation

• Pleasure