Neurosteroids and the mesocorticolimbic system
The mesocorticolimbic system coordinates executive functions, such as working memory
and behavioral flexibility. This circuit includes dopaminergic projections from the ventral …
and behavioral flexibility. This circuit includes dopaminergic projections from the ventral …
Executive function in obesity and anorexia nervosa: Opposite ends of a spectrum of disordered feeding behaviour?
Higher-order executive functions such as decision-making, cognitive flexibility and
behavioural control are critical to adaptive success in all aspects of life, including the …
behavioural control are critical to adaptive success in all aspects of life, including the …
Neural mechanisms mediating sex differences in motivation for reward: cognitive bias, food, gambling, and drugs of abuse
Sex differences in motivation for food rewards, gambling, and drugs of abuse are modulated
by multiple factors, including sensory stimuli, gonadal hormones, and cognitive bias. Cues …
by multiple factors, including sensory stimuli, gonadal hormones, and cognitive bias. Cues …
Noradrenergic contributions to cue-driven risk-taking and impulsivity
Rationale The flashing lights and sounds of modern casinos are alluring and may contribute
to the addictive nature of gambling. Such cues can have a profound impact on the …
to the addictive nature of gambling. Such cues can have a profound impact on the …
Dopamine neurons gate the intersection of cocaine use, decision making, and impulsivity
Gambling and substance use disorders are highly comorbid. Both clinical populations are
impulsive and exhibit risky decision‐making. Drug‐associated cues have long been known …
impulsive and exhibit risky decision‐making. Drug‐associated cues have long been known …
Pharmacological evidence of a cholinergic contribution to elevated impulsivity and risky decision-making caused by adding win-paired cues to a rat gambling task
Background: Pairing rewards with sensory stimulation, in the form of auditory and visual
cues, increases risky decision-making in both rats and humans. Understanding the …
cues, increases risky decision-making in both rats and humans. Understanding the …
Sex differences in risk-based decision-making and the modulation of risk preference by dopamine-2 like receptors in rats
Heightened risk-based decision-making is observed across several neuropsychiatric
disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and Parkinson's disease, yet no …
disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and Parkinson's disease, yet no …
[HTML][HTML] Propensity for risky choices despite lower cue reactivity in adolescent rats
S Zeng, EFB McLaughlin, A Ramesh… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Adolescence is a time of heightened risk-taking across species. Salient audiovisual cues
associated with rewards are a common feature of gambling environments and have been …
associated with rewards are a common feature of gambling environments and have been …
Dissociable roles of the mPFC-to-VTA Pathway in the control of Impulsive Action and Risk-Related Decision-Making in Roman High-And Low-Avoidance Rats
G Urueña-Méndez, C Arrondeau… - International Journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Impulsive action and risk-related decision-making (RDM) are associated with
various psychiatric disorders including drug abuse. Both behavioral traits have also been …
various psychiatric disorders including drug abuse. Both behavioral traits have also been …
[HTML][HTML] Acute and chronic effects by nicotine on striatal neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity in the female rat brain
E Lucente, B Söderpalm, M Ericson… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Tobacco use is in part a gendered activity, yet neurobiological studies outlining
the effect by nicotine on the female brain are scarce. The aim of this study was to outline …
the effect by nicotine on the female brain are scarce. The aim of this study was to outline …