From reinforcement learning models to psychiatric and neurological disorders

TV Maia, MJ Frank - Nature neuroscience, 2011 - nature.com
Over the last decade and a half, reinforcement learning models have fostered an
increasingly sophisticated understanding of the functions of dopamine and cortico-basal …

[HTML][HTML] Fast Hebbian plasticity and working memory

A Lansner, F Fiebig, P Herman - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Theories and models of working memory (WM) were at least since the mid-1990s dominated
by the persistent activity hypothesis. The past decade has seen rising concerns about the …

Dopamine modulation of learning and memory in the prefrontal cortex: insights from studies in primates, rodents, and birds

MV Puig, J Rose, R Schmidt, N Freund - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In this review, we provide a brief overview over the current knowledge about the role of
dopamine transmission in the prefrontal cortex during learning and memory. We discuss …

Midbrain dopamine neurons sustain inhibitory transmission using plasma membrane uptake of GABA, not synthesis

NX Tritsch, WJ Oh, C Gu, BL Sabatini - Elife, 2014 - elifesciences.org
Synaptic transmission between midbrain dopamine neurons and target neurons in the
striatum is essential for the selection and reinforcement of movements. Recent evidence …

Pathological basal ganglia activity in movement disorders

T Wichmann, JO Dostrovsky - Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
Our understanding of the pathophysiology of movement disorders and associated changes
in basal ganglia activities has significantly changed during the last few decades. This …

Evaluating the role of the alpha-7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in the pathophysiology and treatment of schizophrenia

JW Young, MA Geyer - Biochemical pharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
The group of schizophrenia disorders affects approximately 1% of the population and has
both genetic and environmental etiologies. Sufferers report various behavioral abnormalities …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive coding for the actions and emotions of others and its deficits in autism spectrum disorders

C Keysers, G Silani, V Gazzola - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Traditionally, the neural basis of social perception has been studied by showing participants
brief examples of the actions or emotions of others presented in randomized order to prevent …

Explaining human recreational use of 'pesticides': the neurotoxin regulation model of substance use vs. the hijack model and implications for age and sex differences …

EH Hagen, CJ Roulette, RJ Sullivan - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Most globally popular drugs are plant neurotoxins or their close chemical analogs. These
compounds evolved to deter, not reward or reinforce, consumption. Moreover, they reliably …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of dopamine-mediated behavioral plasticity in the striatum

M Cerovic, R d'Isa, R Tonini, R Brambilla - Neurobiology of learning and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The striatum is the input structure of the basal ganglia system. By integrating glutamatergic
signals from cortical and subcortical regions and dopaminergic signals from mesolimbic …

[图书][B] An introductory course in computational neuroscience

P Miller - 2018 - books.google.com
A textbook for students with limited background in mathematics and computer coding,
emphasizing computer tutorials that guide readers in producing models of neural behavior …