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The Effects of Dopamine on the Nervous System
Dopamine has five subtypes of tropic-G protein-coupled receptors. Norepinephrine neurons are located in the brainstem, and then they project all over the brain. They have similar triggers to the things that trigger the sympathetic nervous system. Dysregulation of the D2 type is associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.