[HTML][HTML] Acetylcholine as a neuromodulator: cholinergic signaling shapes nervous system function and behavior
Acetylcholine in the brain alters neuronal excitability, influences synaptic transmission,
induces synaptic plasticity, and coordinates firing of groups of neurons. As a result, it …
induces synaptic plasticity, and coordinates firing of groups of neurons. As a result, it …
Nicotine decreases food intake through activation of POMC neurons
Smoking decreases appetite, and smokers often report that they smoke to control their
weight. Understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the anorexic effects of …
weight. Understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the anorexic effects of …
Whole-brain monosynaptic afferent inputs to basal forebrain cholinergic system
The basal forebrain cholinergic system (BFCS) robustly modulates many important
behaviors, such as arousal, attention, learning and memory, through heavy projections to …
behaviors, such as arousal, attention, learning and memory, through heavy projections to …
[HTML][HTML] Amphetamine Injection into the Nucleus Accumbens and Electrical Stimulation of the Ventral Tegmental Area in Rats After Novelty Test—Behavioral and …
G Jerzemowska, M Podlacha… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Amphetamine abuse is a global health epidemic that is difficult to treat due to individual
differences in response to environmental factors, including stress reactivity and anxiety …
differences in response to environmental factors, including stress reactivity and anxiety …
Locomotor response to novelty correlates with the number of midbrain tyrosine hydroxylase positive cells in rats
G Jerzemowska, K Plucińska, M Kulikowski… - Brain Research …, 2012 - Elsevier
The present study investigated whether the higher dopaminergic system activation in rats
with high (HRs) rather than low (LRs) locomotor activity in response to novelty depend on …
with high (HRs) rather than low (LRs) locomotor activity in response to novelty depend on …
NMDA receptor modulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus underlies the motivational drive for feeding induced by midbrain dopaminergic neurons
The mesolimbic system, particularly the somatodendritic ventral tegmental area (VTA), is
responsible for the positive reinforcing aspects of various homeostatic stimuli. In turn, the …
responsible for the positive reinforcing aspects of various homeostatic stimuli. In turn, the …