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Deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder releases dopamine in the brain

May 1, 2014 by

Some have characterized dopamine as the elixir of pleasure because so many rewarding stimuli - food, drugs, sex, exercise - trigger its release in the brain.

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