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Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

This cluster of papers explores the neurobiological mechanisms underlying drug addiction and depression, focusing on the role of dopamine and serotonin, genetic variations, stress, neural plasticity, and the involvement of prefrontal cortex. It also delves into behavioral models and neurotransmitter systems related to compulsive behaviors.

102,807 works

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Most cited

  1. The neural basis of drug craving: An incentive-sensitization theory of addiction

    Thompson Robinson · 1993 · Brain Research Reviews · 7,426 citations

  2. Validation of open : closed arm entries in an elevated plus-maze as a measure of anxiety in the rat

    Sharon Pellow, Philippe Chopin, Sandra E. File, Mike Briley · 1985 · Journal of Neuroscience Methods · 5,832 citations

  3. Neurocircuitry of Addiction

    George F. Koob, Nora D. Volkow · 2009 · Neuropsychopharmacology · 5,295 citations

  4. Predictive Reward Signal of Dopamine Neurons

    Wolfram Schultz · 1998 · Journal of Neurophysiology · 4,632 citations

  5. Depression: a new animal model sensitive to antidepressant treatments

    Roger D. Porsolt, Manuel Pichon, M Jalfre · 1977 · Nature · 4,461 citations

  6. What is the role of dopamine in reward: hedonic impact, reward learning, or incentive salience?

    Kent Berridge, Terry E. Robinson · 1998 · Brain Research Reviews · 4,164 citations

Most recent

  1. Cholinergic-dependent dopamine signals in mouse dorsomedial striatum are regulated by frontal but not sensory cortices

    Hannah C Goldbach, Rachele Rimondini, Evan S. Swanson, Jung Hoon Shin · 2026 · Nature Communications · 0 citations

  2. Serotonergic Antidepressants in Concurrent Disorders: A Call for Accelerated Research and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

    Matthew E. Sloan, Anees Bahji, David N. Crockford, Marlon Danilewitz · 2026 · The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry · 0 citations

  3. Therapeutic drug monitoring of sertraline and clinical response

    Y. W. Francis Lam · 2026 · The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update · 0 citations

  4. Identification and validation of central amygdala FGFR1 as a therapeutic target for alcohol use disorder using single-nucleus sequencing in rats

    Estelle Barbier, Leon Höglund, Li Xu, Nihal A. Salem · 2026 · Nature Communications · 0 citations

  5. NMDA receptor ablation in medial prefrontal cortex disrupts value updating and reward history integration

    Evan Knep, Angelica Velosa, Dana Mueller, Cathy S. Chen · 2026 · Neuropsychopharmacology · 1 citations

  6. Cocaine-induced interindividual variability in female rats: From behavior to gene expression

    Joséphine Gasparri, Emmanuel Curis, Clara Eskenazi, Céline Bourdon · 2026 · Neuropharmacology · 0 citations

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