In the striatum, the dendritic tree of the two main populations of projection neurons, called
“medium spiny neurons (MSNs)”, are covered with spines that receive glutamatergic inputs …

Adolescence is a period of significant neurobiological change that occurs as individuals
transition from childhood to adulthood. Because the nervous system is in a relatively labile …

This book provides a broad survey of many of the major areas in neuroplasticity research by
leading investigators in the field. The topics considered range across all levels of nervous …

Neuroscience of Clinical Psychiatry: The Pathophysiology of Behavior and Mental Illness,
Second Edition Little information from this complex and evolving field of neuroscience has …

Chronic drug exposure alters gene expression in the brain and produces long-term changes
in neural networks that underlie compulsive drug taking and seeking. Exactly how drug …

Variations of dopamine (DA) levels induced by drugs of abuse or in the context of
Parkinson's disease modulate the number of dendritic spines in medium spiny neurons …

Jouissance is a Lacanian concept, infamous for being impervious to understanding and
which expresses the paradoxical satisfaction that a subject may derive from his symptom. On …

The psychostimulants methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta), amphetamine (Adderall), and
modafinil (Provigil) are widely used in the treatment of medical conditions such as attention …

The majority of adult people in western societies regularly consume psychoactive drugs.
While this consumption is integrated in everyday life activities and controlled in most …

Antipsychotic drugs are increasingly used in children and adolescents to treat a variety of
psychiatric disorders. However, little is known about the long-term effects of early life …