Search for dissertations about: "Mesocorticolimbic system"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Mesocorticolimbic system.
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1. Evolution of acetylcholine receptors and study of the anatomy of the mouse brain reward system
Abstract : This thesis work is divided in two parts. In the first part, I make use of the transgenic TRPV1-Cre mouse line as a tool to investigate the midbrain ventral tegmental area (VTA). READ MORE
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2. Alcohol Consumption: A Study of Genetic and Environmental Correlates with Focus on the Stress System
Abstract : Early life stress (ELS) is associated with risk of excessive alcohol drinking. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying the susceptibility to excessive alcohol drinking are not well understood. DNA methylation may mediate the influence of ELS on gene function and thereby contribute to alcohol misuse. READ MORE
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3. On the role of NMDA receptor subunits in the acute and chronic effects of nicotine
Abstract : Nicotine is considered the main dependence-producing constituent in tobacco products. In analogy with other drugs of abuse, nicotine enhances dopamine (DA) neurotransmission within the mesocorticolimbic DA system. READ MORE
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4. Endogenous Opioids and Voluntary Ethanol Drinking : Consequences of Postnatal Environmental Influences in Rats
Abstract : Genetic and environmental factors interact to determine the individual vulnerability to develop ethanol dependence. The neurobiological mechanisms underlying these processes are not fully understood. Endogenous opioid peptides have been suggested to contribute. READ MORE
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5. Nicotinic effects on midbrain dopamine neurons : a dual mechanism of action
Abstract : The neurons of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system are located in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in the mesencephalon and send their projections to forebrain structures, such as the prefrontal cortex, the amygdala and the nucleus accumbens. The dopamine system is important in regulating mood and motivation as well as cognitive function and appear to be primarily involved in drug dependence, since most drugs abused by man stimulate this system. READ MORE