Dopaminergic pathways (dopamine pathways, dopaminergic projections) in the human brain are involved in both physiological and behavioral processes including...

The mesolimbic pathway, sometimes referred to as the reward pathway, is a dopaminergic pathway in the brain. The pathway connects the ventral tegmental...

neurotransmitter. Dopaminergic substances or actions increase dopamine-related activity in the brain. Dopaminergic brain pathways facilitate dopamine-related...

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...

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...

Dopaminergic cell groups, DA cell groups, or dopaminergic nuclei are collections of neurons in the central nervous system that synthesize the neurotransmitter...

Other brain dopamine pathways are involved in motor control and in controlling the release of various hormones. These pathways and cell groups form a...

high levels of neuromelanin in dopaminergic neurons. Parkinson's disease is characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra...

The frontal lobe contains most of the dopaminergic neurons in the cerebral cortex. The dopaminergic pathways are associated with reward, attention, short-term...

addictive behavior given increase in dopaminergic neurotransmission.[citation needed] The dopaminergic pathways are considered to be strong reward centers...

evidence arguing the opposite. Dopaminergic pathways Juhl, J. H. (1 October 1998). "Fibromyalgia and the serotonin pathway". Alternative Medicine Review...

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"...

neurotransmission in the mesocorticolimbic projection, but activity in other dopaminergic pathways and hedonic hotspots (e.g., the ventral pallidum) also modulate...

the pathways that connect structures within the reward system are glutamatergic interneurons, GABAergic medium spiny neurons (MSNs), and dopaminergic projection...

pathways from dopaminergic cell groups Mesocortical pathway Mesolimbic pathway Nigrostriatal pathway Tuberoinfundibular pathway Serotonergic pathways Raphe Nuclei...

motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease are attributed to a reduction in dopaminergic activity in the basal ganglia motor areas, particularly the putamen,...

component of the motor and reward systems; receives glutamatergic and dopaminergic inputs from different sources; and serves as the primary input to the...

tyramine) play a critical role in regulating neuronal activity in the dopaminergic pathways of the central nervous system. Testosterone and estrogen contribute...

mesocortical dopaminergic pathways. There are connecting fibres that run between frontal and limbic structures. A dopaminergic pathway runs from the...

modulatory effect on neurotransmission in monoamine pathways (i.e., dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin pathways) throughout the brain via signaling through...

The VTA is the origin of the dopaminergic cell bodies of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system and other dopamine pathways; it is widely implicated in...

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...

neurotransmission in the dopaminergic pathways that project to the striatum (i.e., the mesolimbic pathway and nigrostriatal pathway). Approximately 5% of...

The subthalamic nucleus also receives neuromodulatory inputs, notably dopaminergic axons from the substantia nigra pars compacta. It also receives inputs...

in people who stuttered, further supporting the hypothesis that dopaminergic pathways within the mesocortical and limbic systems may be more elevated...

system in similar ways to how morphine and alcohol modulate the dopaminergic pathways. Between 50 and 64% of rats will self-administer diazepam. Diazepam...

Krezel W, Chambon P, Borrelli E (December 1997). "Regulation of dopaminergic pathways by retinoids: activation of the D2 receptor promoter by members...

also activates the cholinergic–dopaminergic reward link in inputs to the ventral tegmental area and in the mesolimbic pathway, a circuit that communicates...

contain dopaminergic neurons expressing tyrosine hydroxylase (Th, i.e. the rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine synthesis). The nigro-striatal pathway originates...

morphine addiction and withdrawal symptoms include changes to the dopaminergic pathway, which gives drug craving behaviours and withdrawal symptoms, and...