{"product_id":"dopamine-studs-gold-vermeil","title":"dopamine studs | gold vermeil","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDopamine studs | 18K gold vermeil\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDopamine is part of what makes the next experiment, or the next chapter, feel worth chasing. These dopamine studs are a small, everyday reminder of it for the woman who works on the brain for a living, or reads about it for fun. Give them to her, or keep the pair for yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea daughter studying neuroscience or psychology, for her birthday or graduation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea friend or colleague in psychiatry, neurology or pharmacology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea partner or a sister who can't stop talking about the brain, for Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esomeone who already wears the dopamine necklace, to make a set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eyourself, as a small daily reminder of what drives you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom reviews of the silver version. Elizabeth L. gave a pair as a gift: “Very nice. Great quality”. Jaime S. bought a pair to wear: “Love these adorable little studs so much!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eThe Chemistry of Dopamine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDopamine is a small molecule of just 22 atoms: a ring of six carbon atoms carrying two hydroxyl groups, and a short side chain that ends in an amine. Neurons build it from the amino acid tyrosine in two steps, by way of a molecule called L-DOPA. Some neurons stop there. Others add one more step and turn dopamine into noradrenaline. Dopamine in the blood cannot pass into the brain, but L-DOPA can, and the brain converts it. That is why treatment for Parkinson's disease, in which dopamine-making neurons are lost, gives L-DOPA rather than dopamine itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eExplore Related Molecules Jewelry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/dopamine-studs\"\u003edopamine studs | silver\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/serotonin-studs-gold-vermeil\"\u003eserotonin studs | gold vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/dopamine-vertical-18k-gold-plated\"\u003edopamine necklace V | gold vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/dopamine-serotonin-earrings-gold-vermeil\"\u003edopamine serotonin earrings | gold vermeil\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"product-faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin-top:2em;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eHow big are they, and how do they fasten?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach stud measures 15 mm (about 0.6 inches), not counting the post. That is smaller than a US dime and just over half the width of a 2-euro coin, so they sit close to the earlobe. They fasten with gold vermeil posts and ear nuts at the back. 18K gold vermeil means 2.5 microns of 18K gold over solid sterling silver, nickel-free and hypoallergenic. To keep the gold bright, wipe them with a soft cloth and store them dry in their box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eIs there a silver pair, or a matching necklace?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Dopamine studs also come in sterling silver, at the same 15 mm. Choose the finish she already wears: the design is the same in both. For a set, the dopamine necklace comes in sterling silver and in gold vermeil, horizontal or vertical, with a 20 mm pendant. For two molecules instead of one, the serotonin studs come in both finishes too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eIs delivery free, and what if they aren't right?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. DHL Express delivers free in 1-5 business days worldwide, and we pay the import duties and taxes, so nothing is due at the door. They arrive in a ready-to-gift jewelry box and festive envelope. If they aren't right, our 30-day “Love It or Return It” policy applies to unworn earrings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:1.75em;\"\u003eWho first found dopamine in the brain?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKatharine Montagu, a researcher at Runwell Hospital in Essex, England. In August 1957 she reported in Nature a substance, probably hydroxytyramine, the chemical name for dopamine, in rat brain and in the brains of other species. Over the next two years, Arvid Carlsson's group in Sweden showed that dopamine is needed for normal movement, work that led to his share of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Montagu's paper came first, and is far less often remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n","brand":"sciencejewelry1824","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56960200212866,"sku":"ER0058-GV","price":200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1411\/4806\/files\/dopamine-studs-gold-vermeil.png?v=1791028183","url":"https:\/\/sciencejewelry1824.shop\/products\/dopamine-studs-gold-vermeil","provider":"sciencejewelry1824","version":"1.0","type":"link"}