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Tears Can Be Used to Detect Dopamine Levels

Source: Neuroscience News • Published: 08 Jul 2026, 19:12

Tears Can Be Used to Detect Dopamine Levels

Look into a low-cost laser-induced graphene sensor designed to measure dopamine in tears as a noninvasive neurological screening approach.

Key Takeaways
  • Researchers built a postage-stamp-sized laser-patterned graphene electrochemical sensor for dopamine detection
  • Sensor detected dopamine from below healthy baseline up to three times higher
  • Sensor maintained near-perfect specificity in artificial tear matrices despite common interfering compounds
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