2011
Oxytocin and social motivation
Gordon I, Martin C, Feldman R, Leckman JF. Oxytocin and social motivation. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2011, 1: 471-493. PMID: 21984889, PMCID: PMC3185363, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial motivationCourse of developmentBiobehavioral systemsRole of oxytocinSocial creaturesSocial partnersSensory inputKey unresolved questionGonadal axisGastrointestinal tractStress response axisMotivationOTR expressionOxytocinReceptor systemBrainSalienceReproductive organsResponse axisDetection pathwaySystem functionExternal environmentPeripheral componentsUnresolved questionsHumans
2007
The role of abnormal neural oscillations in the pathophysiology of co-occurring Tourette syndrome and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Sukhodolsky DG, Leckman JF, Rothenberger A, Scahill L. The role of abnormal neural oscillations in the pathophysiology of co-occurring Tourette syndrome and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2007, 16: 51-59. PMID: 17665283, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-007-1007-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderTourette syndromeAbnormal neural oscillationsOscillatory activityHyperactivity disorderAbnormal oscillatory activityThalamo-cortical circuitsSymptoms of ADHDNeural oscillationsNeural oscillatory activityBasal gangliaFunctional abnormalitiesNormal brainThalamocortical regionsThalamocortical oscillationsCortical regionsTransient hyperpolarizationPrefrontal cortexNeural activityNeural communicationPathophysiologyMotor controlSyndromeBrainDisorders