DA Family · Est. 2025

Wired for
curiosity.

A family-like club of people obsessed with dopamine — and the brain.

Dopamine pathways on a mid-sagittal section of the brainMid-sagittal brain showing dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra projecting to the prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, and dorsal striatum. CORPUS CALLOSUMTHALAMUSCEREBELLUMPONSPRECUNEUSFRONTALPFCNAcStriatumVTASNc
Mesolimbic · rewardMesocortical · cognitionNigrostriatal · movement

Schematic. Major dopaminergic projections from the midbrain.

About

A club that runs on dopamine.

DA Family is a small study group exploring dopamine and the neuroscience of motivation, reward, and learning. We read papers together, share whatever fascinating brain science we stumble upon, and spend just as much time on hobbies as on journals.

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Session2026-11-14 · Founder Name

#1 Kickoff: What does dopamine actually do? (example)

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Brain Bit2026-11-14

Example: a brain fact worth sharing

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Life2026-11-14

Example: our first outing

Hobby and gathering posts go here.

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Ph.D. student studying ___. Runs the weekly sessions.