BitPay (bitpay.com) is a virtual currency processor that specializes in enabling merchants to accept bitcoin payments from customers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company has grown rapidly in the past few years. At the beginning of 2013, BitPay secured $510,000 in funding from various investors.
Dopamine (DA, contracted from 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine) is an organic chemical of the catecholamine and phenethylamine families that plays several important roles in the brain and body.
In this lesson, learn what dopamine is and how to identify its effects on the body. Afterward, take a quiz to determine your understanding of the function of this amazing chemical. When studying the biological basis of behavior, it is important to understand the effect and properties of dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a chemical responsible for sending messages between the brain and different nerve cells of the body. It's responsible for many functions, including memory, sleep, mood, pleasurable reward, behavior and cognition.