The formation and function of the VTA dopamine system

G Hou, M Hao, J Duan, MH Han - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The midbrain dopamine system is a sophisticated hub that integrates diverse inputs to
control multiple physiological functions, including locomotion, motivation, cognition, reward …

Oxytocin alleviates cognitive and memory impairments by decreasing hippocampal microglial activation and synaptic defects via OXTR/ERK/STAT3 pathway in a …

J Jiang, Y Zou, C Xie, M Yang, Q Tong, M Yuan… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a diffuse brain dysfunction,
characterized by cognitive and memory impairments closely linked to hippocampal …

Prefrontal Dopamine in Flexible Adaptation to Environmental Changes: A Game for Two Players

EC Latagliata, C Orsini, S Cabib, F Biagioni, F Fornai… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Deficits in cognitive flexibility have been characterized in affective, anxiety, and
neurodegenerative disorders. This paper reviews data, mainly from studies on animal …

[HTML][HTML] Association between nucleus accumbens volume and future tobacco and Marijuana use in early adolescence

S Assari, B Najand, P Sheikhattari - … of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Nucleus accumbens (NAc), a crucial component of the brain's reward
network, plays a role in reward-related behaviors like substance use. However, limited …