Striatal dopamine transporters correlate with simple reaction time in elderly subjects
van Dyck CH, Avery RA, MacAvoy MG, Marek KL, Quinlan DM, Baldwin RM, Seibyl JP, Innis RB, Arnsten AF. Striatal dopamine transporters correlate with simple reaction time in elderly subjects. Neurobiology Of Aging 2007, 29: 1237-1246. PMID: 17363113, PMCID: PMC3523216, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal DAT availabilityDAT availabilitySimple reaction timeStriatal dopamine transporter availabilityNigrostriatal dopamine systemNigrostriatal dopaminergic functionStriatal dopamine transporterMotor performanceDopamine transporter availabilityHealthy elderly individualsBrain uptakeDopaminergic functionAdvanced ageElderly subjectsContribution of ageTransporter availabilityHealthy volunteersElderly individualsDopamine systemCarbomethoxy-3betaNeuropsychological evaluationDopamine transporterMotor measuresNeurobiological substratesAge