2019
The Striatum’s Role in Executing Rational and Irrational Economic Behaviors
Bamford IJ, Bamford NS. The Striatum’s Role in Executing Rational and Irrational Economic Behaviors. The Neuroscientist 2019, 25: 475-490. PMID: 30678530, PMCID: PMC6656632, DOI: 10.1177/1073858418824256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIrrational economic behaviorExecutive functionStriatum's roleMotor learningMotor movementsSensory stimulationExcitatory glutamatergic activityBehavioral economicsHabit formationNovel stimulationNeural pathwaysReflexive actionDecision makingReflexive movementsRational behaviorEconomic behaviorRational responseRewardDopamine releaseBehaviorStriatumGlutamatergic activityLearningCortexThalamus
2008
The Corticostriatal Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease
Bamford N, Cepeda C. The Corticostriatal Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease. Contemporary Neuroscience 2008, 87-104. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-252-0_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParkinson's diseaseCortico-basal gangliaDopamine-deficient stateStriatal synaptic plasticityCorticostriatal synapseMotor dyskinesiasCorticostriatal pathwayMotor functionStriatal adaptationsAbnormal neurotransmissionSynaptic plasticityThalamocortical loopNeurodegenerative disordersDiseaseDopamine availabilityGangliaMotor movementsGoal-directed behaviorBradykinesiaDyskinesiaNeurotransmissionPathway