dopamine system

Addiction: Smoking and Craving a Drink?

Addiction: Smoking and craving a drink?

Nat Rev Neurosci. 2013 Aug 7;
Flight MH

HubMed – addiction

A Bibliometric Analysis of European versus USA Research in the Field of Addiction. Research on Alcohol, Narcotics, Prescription Drug Abuse, Tobacco and… Continue reading

Increased Expression of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 in the Nucleus Accumbens Core in a Rat Model With Morphine Withdrawal.

Increased Expression of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 in the Nucleus Accumbens Core in a Rat Model with Morphine Withdrawal.

Brain Res. 2013 Aug 1;
Yuan WX, Heng LJ, Ma J, Wang XQ, Qu LJ, Duan L, Kang JJ, Chen LW,… Continue reading

Association of Functional DBH Genetic Variants With Alcohol Dependence Risk and Related Depression and Suicide Attempt Phenotypes: Results From a Large Multicenter Association Study.

Association of functional DBH genetic variants with alcohol dependence risk and related depression and suicide attempt phenotypes: Results from a large multicenter association study.

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Jul 30;
Preuss UW, Wurst FM, Ridinger M, Rujescu D, Fehr… Continue reading

Reward/punishment Sensitivities Among Internet Addicts: Implications for Their Addictive Behaviors.

Reward/punishment sensitivities among internet addicts: Implications for their addictive behaviors.

Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Jul 19;
Dong G, Hu Y, Lin X

Internet addiction disorder (IAD) has raised widespread public health concerns. In this study, we used a… Continue reading

Expression, Covariation, and Genetic Regulation of miRNA Biogenesis Genes in Brain Supports Their Role in Addiction, Psychiatric Disorders, and Disease.

Expression, covariation, and genetic regulation of miRNA Biogenesis genes in brain supports their role in addiction, psychiatric disorders, and disease.

Front Genet. 2013; 4: 126
Mulligan MK, Dubose C, Yue J, Miles MF, Lu L, Hamre KM

The role… Continue reading

Detection of Tobacco-Related Biomarkers in Urine Samples by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Coupled With Thin-Layer Chromatography.

Detection of tobacco-related biomarkers in urine samples by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy coupled with thin-layer chromatography.

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2013 Jun 27;
Huang R, Han S, Li XS

The nicotine metabolites, cotinine and trans-3′-hydroxycotinine (3HC) are considered as superior biomarkers… Continue reading

Neuroimaging in Psychiatric Pharmacogenetics Research: The Promise and Pitfalls.

Neuroimaging in Psychiatric Pharmacogenetics Research: The Promise and Pitfalls.

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 Jun 24;
Falcone M, Smith RM, Chenoweth MJ, Kumar Bhattacharjee A, Kelsoe JR, Tyndale RF, Lerman C

The integration of research on neuroimaging and pharmacogenetics holds promise for… Continue reading

Cholinergic Control Over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

Cholinergic Control over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

J Neurosci. 2013 May 8; 33(19): 8321-35
Paolone G, Angelakos CC, Meyer PJ, Robinson TE, Sarter M

Some rats [sign-trackers (STs)] are especially prone to… Continue reading

The KCNH2 Genetic Polymorphism (1956, C>T) Is a Novel Biomarker That Is Associated With CCB and ?,?-ADR Blocker Response in EH Patients in China.

The KCNH2 Genetic Polymorphism (1956, C>T) Is a Novel Biomarker That Is Associated with CCB and ?,?-ADR Blocker Response in EH Patients in China.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(4): e61317
He F, Luo J, Luo Z, Fan L, He Y, Zhu D, Gao J, Deng… Continue reading

Region-Specific Depression of Striatal Activity in Wistar Rat by Modest Ethanol Consumption Over a Ten-Month Period.

Region-specific depression of striatal activity in Wistar rat by modest ethanol consumption over a ten-month period.

Alcohol. 2013 Apr 17;
Adermark L, Jonsson S, Söderpalm B, Ericson M

The nucleus accumbens (nAc) is the primary target for the mesolimbic… Continue reading