2009
Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function
Arnsten AF. Stress signalling pathways that impair prefrontal cortex structure and function. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2009, 10: 410-422. PMID: 19455173, PMCID: PMC2907136, DOI: 10.1038/nrn2648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal functionMemory abilityUncontrollable stressPrefrontal cortex structurePrefrontal pyramidal cellsControl of behaviorCognitive abilitiesEmotional operationsPrefrontal networkImpair performanceMental illnessPrefrontal dysfunctionPrefrontal cortexPrefrontal gray matterPrefrontal neuronsMemory functionStress impairsPersistent firingNeurochemical environmentStress exposureNeurochemical eventsCortex structureHigh levelsEmotionsChronic stress
2005
Chapter 11 Molecular Pharmacology and the Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
Arnsten A. Chapter 11 Molecular Pharmacology and the Treatment of Tourette's Syndrome and Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. 2005, 183-iv. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012738903-5/50012-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderPrefrontal cortexTourette syndromeTherapeutic actionUse of guanfacineΑ2-adrenoceptor agonistNeuropsychiatric symptomsAppropriate medicationNeuromodulatory effectsTourette patientsPostsynaptic sitesNeurochemical environmentNeuropsychiatric illnessBrain circuitsSyndromePFC regulationBasic neuroscienceMolecular pharmacologyMolecular targetsDisordersGuanfacinePatientsPFC functionTreatment