Increasing evidence suggests that antagonistic interactions between specific subtypes of
adenosine and dopamine receptors in the basal ganglia are involved in the motor …

The application of modem molecular biological methods has had an increasing and
dramatic impact upon the discipline of molecular neuropharmacology. This is particularly …

Five or more dopamine receptor genes are expressed in brain. However, the
pharmacological similarities of the encoded D1-D5 receptors have hindered studies of the …

The description of new dopamine (DA) receptor subtypes, D1-(D1 and D5) and D2-like
(D2A, D2B, D3, D4), has given an impetus to DA research. While selective agonists and …

Dopamine plays an important role in fear and anxiety modulating a cortical brake that the
medial prefrontal cortex exerts on the anxiogenic output of the amygdala and have an …

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has long been known to be involved in the mediation of complex
behavioral responses. Considerable research efforts are directed towards refining the …

A comparative analysis of catecholaminergic systems in the brain and spinal cord of
vertebrates forces to reconsider several aspects of the organization of catecholamine …

1.3. The sensorimotor syndrome 2. Dopamine and feeding behaviours 2.1. Dopamine
antagonists and consummatory behaviours 2.1. 1. Initiation of consummatory behaviours …

Dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in schizophrenia has been suspected based on
observations from clinical, neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies. Since the PFC …

The external globus pallidus (GP e) of the basal ganglia is in a unique and powerful position
to influence processing of motor information by virtue of its widespread projections to all …