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Titel:

Doping the Mind: Dopaminergic Modulation of Prefrontal Cortical Cognition.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Review; Review
Autor(en):
Ranganath, Ajit; Jacob, Simon N
Abstract:
The prefrontal cortex is the center of cognitive control. Processing in prefrontal cortical circuits enables us to direct attention to behaviorally relevant events; to memorize, structure, and categorize information; and to learn new concepts. The prefrontal cortex receives strong projections from midbrain neurons that use dopamine as a transmitter. In this article, we review the crucial role dopamine plays as a modulator of prefrontal cognitive functions, in the primate brain in particular. F...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Neuroscientist
Jahr:
2016
Band / Volume:
22
Heft / Issue:
6
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
593-603
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1177/1073858415602850
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26338491
Print-ISSN:
1073-8584
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Neurowissenschaften
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