Nucleus accumbens

Eating Disorders: Concomitant Release of Ventral Tegmental Acetylcholine and Accumbal Dopamine by Ghrelin in Rats.

Concomitant release of ventral tegmental acetylcholine and accumbal dopamine by ghrelin in rats.

Filed under: Eating Disorders

PLoS One. 2012; 7(11): e49557
Jerlhag E, Janson AC, Waters S, Engel JA

Ghrelin, an orexigenic peptide, regulates energy balance specifically via… Continue reading

Human Biodistribution and Dosimetry of (18)F-JNJ42259152, a Radioligand for Phosphodiesterase 10A Imaging.

Human biodistribution and dosimetry of (18)F-JNJ42259152, a radioligand for phosphodiesterase 10A imaging.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2012 Nov 16;
Van Laere K, Ahmad RU, Hudyana H, Celen S, Dubois K, Schmidt ME, Bormans… Continue reading

Depression Treatment: Long-Term Changes in the Personality and Psychopathological Profile of Opiate Addicts After Nucleus Accumbens Ablative Surgery Are Associated With Treatment Outcome.

Long-Term Changes in the Personality and Psychopathological Profile of Opiate Addicts after Nucleus Accumbens Ablative Surgery Are Associated with Treatment Outcome.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2012 Nov 13; 91(1): 30-44
Ge S, Chang C, Kalanithi PS,… Continue reading

Reduced LTP and LTD in Prefrontal Cortex Synapses in the Nucleus Accumbens After Heroin Self-Administration.

Reduced LTP and LTD in prefrontal cortex synapses in the nucleus accumbens after heroin self-administration.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012 Oct 31; 1-3
Shen H, Kalivas PW

Addiction changes prefrontal cortex regulation of the nucleus accumbens,… Continue reading

Structural, Biological, and Pharmacological Strategies for the Inhibition of Nerve Growth Factor.

Structural, biological, and pharmacological strategies for the inhibition of nerve growth factor.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Neurochem Int. 2012 Oct 25;
Eibl JK, Strasser BC, Ross GM

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is critical for the development and maintenance of… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Substance-Use Disorders in Adolescents and Adults With ADHD: Focus on Treatment.

Substance-use disorders in adolescents and adults with ADHD: focus on treatment.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Neuropsychiatry (London). 2012 Aug; 2(4): 301-312
Wilens TE, Morrison NR

A high prevalence of comorbidity of ADHD and substance-use disorders (SUDs) has been shown… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Effects of Morphine Withdrawal on the Membrane Properties of Medium Spiny Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Shell.

Effects of morphine withdrawal on the membrane properties of medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens shell.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Brain Res Bull. 2012 Oct 12;
Wu X, Shi M, Ling H, Wei C, Liu Y, Liu Z,… Continue reading

Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) Receptor-1 on the Catecholaminergic Response to Morphine Withdrawal in the Nucleus Accumbens (NAc).

Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF) Receptor-1 on the Catecholaminergic Response to Morphine Withdrawal in the Nucleus Accumbens (NAc).

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

PLoS One. 2012; 7(10): e47089
Almela P, Navarro-Zaragoza J, García-Carmona JA, Mora L, Hidalgo J, Milanés MV,… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: DBS of Nucleus Accumbens on Heroin Seeking Behaviors in Self-Administering Rats.

DBS of nucleus accumbens on heroin seeking behaviors in self-administering rats.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012 Oct 10;
Guo L, Zhou H, Wang R, Xu J, Zhou W, Zhang F, Tang S, Liu H, Jiang J… Continue reading

Nucleus Accumbens and Dopamine-Mediated Turning Behavior of the Rat: Role of Accumbal Non-Dopaminergic Receptors.

Nucleus Accumbens and Dopamine-Mediated Turning Behavior of the Rat: Role of Accumbal Non-dopaminergic Receptors.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

J Pharmacol Sci. 2012 Oct 10;
Ikeda H, Kamei J, Koshikawa N, Cools AR

Accumbal dopamine plays an important role in… Continue reading