Seasonal variation in D2/3 dopamine receptor availability in the human brain.

Lihua SunTuulia MalénJouni TuiskuValtteri KaasinenJarmo A HietalaJuha RinnePirjo NuutilaLauri Nummenmaa

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2024)

Seasonally varying D2/3 receptor signaling may also underlie the seasonality of mood, feeding, and motivational processes. Our finding suggests that in future studies of brain dopamine signaling, especially in high-latitude regions, the effect of seasonality should be considered.

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