WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Feb. 8 (TNSjou) -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release: Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that's made in the brain and acts as a chemical messenger, communicating between nerve cells in the brain and the rest of the body. Dopamine can impact how people think and feel. While it's most often associated with being a "feel-good" hormone, its role in functions such as movement, cognition and learning is an area of current research. Research  more