2000
Role for dopamine in the behavioral functions of the prefrontal corticostriatal system: implications for mental disorders and psychotropic drug action
Jentsch J, Roth R, Taylor J. Role for dopamine in the behavioral functions of the prefrontal corticostriatal system: implications for mental disorders and psychotropic drug action. Progress In Brain Research 2000, 126: 433-453. PMID: 11105661, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(00)26028-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetaminesAmygdalaAnimalsBehaviorBrain MappingCentral Nervous System StimulantsCognitionCorpus StriatumDepressionDopamineDopamine AgonistsEmotionsHaplorhiniHumansLearningLimbic SystemMammalsMemoryMental DisordersNeural PathwaysNeurotransmitter AgentsNucleus AccumbensPhencyclidinePrefrontal CortexPsychotropic DrugsReceptors, NeurotransmitterRewardSchizophreniaSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsForebrain sitesPsychotropic drug actionPrecise anatomical sitesRole of dopamineDopaminergic dysfunctionDopaminergic transmissionDopaminergic functionDopamine neuronsDopaminergic responseReward-related stimuliCorticolimbic circuitsChronic activationDopaminergic activationStriatal regionsAfferent controlAnatomical sitesCorticostriatal systemMental disordersNeuropsychiatric disordersNeuromodulatory systemsPersistent neuroadaptationsDrug actionBehavioral functionsCellular mechanismsDopamine
1991
Potentiation of the effects of reward-related stimuli by dopaminergic-dependent mechanisms in the nucleus accumbens
Cador M, Taylor J, Robbins T. Potentiation of the effects of reward-related stimuli by dopaminergic-dependent mechanisms in the nucleus accumbens. Psychopharmacology 1991, 104: 377-385. PMID: 1924645, DOI: 10.1007/bf02246039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal noradrenergic bundleDose-dependent increaseDA-dependent mechanismSignificant dose-dependent increaseSmaller infusion volumesDA infusionDA receptorsAlpha-flupenthixolNoradrenergic bundleSystemic doseProfound depletionNucleus accumbensReward-related processesInfusion volumeNeurotoxic lesionsNA levelsNeurochemical mediationNoradrenalinePotentiationCONDITIONED REINFORCEMENTDopamineReward-related stimuliConditioned reinforcersAmphetamineDoses