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    Dopaminergic pathways (dopamine pathways, dopaminergic projections) in the human brain are involved in both physiological and behavioral processes including...
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  • The mesolimbic pathway, sometimes referred to as the reward pathway, is a dopaminergic pathway in the brain. The pathway connects the ventral tegmental...
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    dopamine pathways in the brain, and is critical in the production of movement as part of a system called the basal ganglia motor loop. Dopaminergic neurons...
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    neurotransmitter. Dopaminergic substances or actions increase dopamine-related activity in the brain. Dopaminergic brain pathways facilitate dopamine-related...
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    mesocortical pathway is a dopaminergic pathway that connects the ventral tegmentum to the prefrontal cortex. It is one of the four major dopamine pathways in the...
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  • Dopaminergic cell groups, DA cell groups, or dopaminergic nuclei are collections of neurons in the central nervous system that synthesize the neurotransmitter...
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    Other brain dopamine pathways are involved in motor control and in controlling the release of various hormones. These pathways and cell groups form a...
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  • addictive behavior given increase in dopaminergic neurotransmission.[citation needed] The dopaminergic pathways are considered to be strong reward centers...
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    high levels of neuromelanin in dopaminergic neurons. Parkinson's disease is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra...
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    The frontal lobe contains most of the dopaminergic neurons in the cerebral cortex. The dopaminergic pathways are associated with reward, attention, short-term...
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    control by the cortex. The interactions of these pathways are currently under debate. Some say that all pathways directly antagonize each other in a "push pull"...
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    evidence arguing the opposite. Dopaminergic pathways Juhl, J. H. (1 October 1998). "Fibromyalgia and the serotonin pathway". Alternative Medicine Review...
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  • neurotransmission in the mesocorticolimbic projection, but activity in other dopaminergic pathways and hedonic hotspots (e.g., the ventral pallidum) also modulate...
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    the pathways that connect structures within the reward system are glutamatergic interneurons, GABAergic medium spiny neurons (MSNs), and dopaminergic projection...
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    motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease are attributed to a reduction in dopaminergic activity in the basal ganglia motor areas, particularly the putamen,...
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  • tyramine) play a critical role in regulating neuronal activity in the dopaminergic pathways of the central nervous system. Testosterone and estrogen contribute...
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    pathways from dopaminergic cell groups Mesocortical pathway Mesolimbic pathway Nigrostriatal pathway Tuberoinfundibular pathway Serotonergic pathways Raphe Nuclei...
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    component of the motor and reward systems; receives glutamatergic and dopaminergic inputs from different sources; and serves as the primary input to the...
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    modulatory effect on neurotransmission in monoamine pathways (i.e., dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin pathways) throughout the brain via signaling through...
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  • mesocortical dopaminergic pathways. There are connecting fibres that run between frontal and limbic structures. A dopaminergic pathway runs from the...
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    than 90% of synapses.[citation needed] The two pallidal nuclei receive dopaminergic axons from the pars compacta of the substantia nigra. This area of the...
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    neurotransmission in the dopaminergic pathways that project to the striatum (i.e., the mesolimbic pathway and nigrostriatal pathway). Approximately 5% of...
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    The VTA is the origin of the dopaminergic cell bodies of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system and other dopamine pathways; it is widely implicated in...
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    The subthalamic nucleus also receives neuromodulatory inputs, notably dopaminergic axons from the substantia nigra pars compacta. It also receives inputs...
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    Krezel W, Chambon P, Borrelli E (December 1997). "Regulation of dopaminergic pathways by retinoids: activation of the D2 receptor promoter by members...
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  • in people who stuttered, further supporting the hypothesis that dopaminergic pathways within the mesocortical and limbic systems may be more elevated...
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    also activates the cholinergic–dopaminergic reward link in inputs to the ventral tegmental area and in the mesolimbic pathway, a circuit that communicates...
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    system in similar ways to how morphine and alcohol modulate the dopaminergic pathways. Between 50 and 64% of rats will self-administer diazepam. Diazepam...
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    contain dopaminergic neurons expressing tyrosine hydroxylase (Th, i.e. the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine synthesis). The nigro-striatal pathway originates...
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    morphine addiction and withdrawal symptoms include changes to the dopaminergic pathway, which gives drug craving behaviours and withdrawal symptoms, and...
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