Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter involved in motor control, endocrine function,
reward, cognition and emotion. Dopamine receptors belong to the superfamily of G protein …

Dopamine is an important neurotransmitter that regulates several key functions in the brain,
such as motor output, motivation and reward, learning and memory, and endocrine …

Dopamine D2‐like receptors (D2, D3, and D4) are major targets for action of typical and
atypical neuroleptics, commonly used in the treatment of schizophrenia. To understand their …

Background Research on the genetic basis for impulsivity has revealed an array of
ambiguous findings. This may be a result of limitations to self-report assessments of …

Prenatal stress greatly influences the ability of an individual to manage stressful events in
adulthood. Such vulnerability may result from abnormalities in the development and …

The dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) has a predominant expression in the prefrontal cortex
(PFC), brain area strictly involved in the modulation of reward processes related to both food …

The systemic administration of noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor
antagonists has been considered as a pharmacological model of schizophrenia. In the …

Dopamine plays a role in the pathophysiology of depression and therapeutic effects of
antidepressants but the contribution of individual D 2-like receptor subtypes (D 2, D 3, D 4) …

Stressful stimuli during pregnancy induce complex effects that influence the development of
offspring. These effects can be prevented by environmental manipulations during the early …

The limbic system includes the complex of brain centres, nuclei and connections that
provide the anatomical substrate for emotions. Although the presence of small amounts of …