Rationale Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex is a model of pre-attentional inhibitory
function. The dopamine baseline in the nucleus accumbens plays a key role in PPI …

Background: Sex differences in cocaine abuse are well established. Females have a higher
sensitivity and thus higher vulnerability to cocaine abuse compared to males. There are …

Objetivo. Conocer las alteraciones que el consumo de cocaína puede producir en la IPP.
Desarrollo. Se realiza una revisión exhaustiva de los estudios, tanto clínicos como con …

Highlights•Males and females differ in drug use and vulnerability to develop drug
dependence.•Drug use and abuse is a common trait in schizophrenia patients.•Sex …

Building on the knowledge of sex differences in auditory sensory gating in schizophrenia
and hippocampal involvement in sensory gating, this study aimed to investigate sex as a …

Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle reflex is the most common sensorimotor gating index,
representing the brain's ability to filter out irrelevant stimuli and prevent information overload …

Females are significantly more likely to become addicted to nicotine as demonstrated by
studies reporting that women have greater difficulty quitting smoking compared to men …

The dopaminergic system has been known to be involved in the process of sensorimotor
gating and correspondingly pre-pulse inhibition (PPI). Disruption of the dopamine (DA) …