Browsing by Subject "Dopamine"
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(2014-04-17)Department: NeuroscienceBoth dopamine and glutamate are critically involved in cognitive processes such as working memory. Evidence has demonstrated that manipulation of either neurotransmitter can lead to alterations in the other. Astrocytes, ...
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(2007-07-31)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsMOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS DOPAMINE DEPLETION ALTERS THE BALANCE BETWEEN CA2+/CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE II AND PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE I ABIGAIL M. BROWN Dissertation under the direction of Professor ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2013)This study investigated how dopamine agonist medication differentially affects reward learning in Parkinson’s patients with and without Impulse Control Disorders (ICDs). We tested 16 patients (8 female, 5 with ICDs, mean ...
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(2011-04-07)Department: NeuroscienceCurrent estimates suggest that as many as 9% of Americans meet the DSM-IV criteria for substance use disorders, and the annual economic burden of substance abuse has been assessed at approximately half a trillion dollars. ...
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(2020-04-07)Department: NeuroscienceThe dopamine transporter (DAT), a presynaptic membrane protein, regulates the temporal and spatial availability of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA). The precise regulation of synaptic DA by the DAT fine-tunes the phasic ...
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(2005-04-08)Department: Computer ScienceIn people with autism, the ability to enact a behavior in the presence of competing responses appears intact, while the ability to fluently adapt cognitive control in the face of changing task contingencies is impaired. ...
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(2022-11-02)Department: NeuroscienceThis dissertation aimed to investigate behavioral symptoms commonly encountered in conditions that present with motor symptoms. These studies primarily focused on the pathophysiology of impulsive and compulsive behaviors ...
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(2012-07-06)Department: PsychologyMajor Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a persistent, severe mental disorder with approximately 16% lifetime prevalence. Anhedonia has long been recognized as a core feature of the disorder. Described as a reduction in the ...
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(2016-06-09)Department: NeuroscienceDopamine is a critical neurotransmitter used across phylogeny to regulate many aspects of behavior. Synaptic control of dopamine signaling is vital for normal nervous system function in humans, and dysregulation of this ...
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(2014-12-08)Department: NeuroscienceDopaminergic neurotransmission plays an important role in the regulation of cognitive, behavioral, and motor functions. Abnormalities in the dopamine (DA) system have been implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders including ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010-04-02)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008-04-28)