dopamine

A dopamine gradient controls access to distributed working memory in the large-scale monkey cortex

Dopamine is required for working memory, but how it modulates the large-scale cortex is unknown. Here, we report that dopamine receptor density per neuron, measured by autoradiography, displays a macroscopic gradient along the macaque cortical …

The effect of a genetic variant at the schizophrenia associated AS3MT/BORCS7 locus on striatal dopamine function: A PET imaging study

One of the most statistically significant loci to result from large-scale GWAS of schizophrenia is 10q24.32. However, it is still unclear how this locus is involved in the pathoaetiology of schizophrenia. The hypothesis that presynaptic dopamine …

The effect of the DISC1 Ser704Cys polymorphism on striatal dopamine synthesis capacity: an [18F]-DOPA PET study

Abstract. Whilst the role of the Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) gene in the aetiology of major mental illnesses is debated, the characterization of its f

The effect of perinatal brain injury on dopaminergic function and hippocampal volume in adult life

We discovered that people who had brain injury associated with very preterm birth has reduced dopamine function and smaller hippocampus than controls. The dopamine dysfunction was associated with negative and cognitive psychiatric symptoms. This work …

Plasticity in the Working Memory System: Life Span Changes and Response to Injury