Published in J Comp Neurol on September 01, 1979
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Cocaine increases dopaminergic neuron and motor activity via midbrain α1 adrenergic signaling. Neuropsychopharmacology (2015) 0.87
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Acute amphetamine exposure selectively desensitizes kappa-opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens. Neuropsychopharmacology (2007) 0.86
Subcellular distribution of M2 muscarinic receptors in relation to dopaminergic neurons of the rat ventral tegmental area. J Comp Neurol (2006) 0.85
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Galanin: a potential role in mesolimbic dopamine-mediated instrumental behavior. Neurosci Biobehav Rev (2008) 0.83
Protracted maturation of forebrain afferent connections of the ventral tegmental area in the rat. J Comp Neurol (2014) 0.83
Mesolimbic dopamine and habenulo-interpeduncular pathways in nicotine withdrawal. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med (2013) 0.82
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Comparison of the locomotor-activating effects of bicuculline infusions into the preoptic area and ventral pallidum. Brain Struct Funct (2013) 0.79
Hemispheric differences in the mesostriatal dopaminergic system. Front Syst Neurosci (2014) 0.79
The role of the lateral hypothalamus and orexin in ingestive behavior: a model for the translation of past experience and sensed deficits into motivated behaviors. Front Syst Neurosci (2014) 0.78
Gustatory and reward brain circuits in the control of food intake. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg (2011) 0.78
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Adolescent brain maturation is necessary for adult-typical mesocorticolimbic responses to a rewarding social cue. Dev Neurobiol (2013) 0.77
The lateral mesopontine tegmentum regulates both tonic and phasic activity of VTA dopamine neurons. J Neurophysiol (2013) 0.77
Resilience to amphetamine in mouse models of netrin-1 haploinsufficiency: role of mesocortical dopamine. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (2015) 0.77
Endocannabinoid-dependent modulation of phasic dopamine signaling encodes external and internal reward-predictive cues. Front Psychiatry (2014) 0.77
Unilateral medial frontal cortex lesions cause a cognitive decision-making deficit in rats. Eur J Neurosci (2014) 0.76
Dopamine is differentially involved in the locomotor hyperactivity produced by manipulations of opioid, GABA and glutamate receptors in the median raphe nucleus. Behav Brain Res (2013) 0.76
Neuroanatomical circuitry mediating the sensory impact of nicotine in the central nervous system. J Neurosci Res (2014) 0.76
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Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 and tyrosine hydroxylase are not co-localized in Syrian hamster nucleus accumbens afferents. Neurosci Lett (2013) 0.75
Area-specific analysis of the distribution of hypothalamic neurons projecting to the rat ventral tegmental area, with special reference to the GABAergic and glutamatergic efferents. Front Neuroanat (2015) 0.75
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Amylin receptor activation in the ventral tegmental area reduces motivated ingestive behavior. Neuropharmacology (2017) 0.75
Reduced noradrenergic innervation of ventral midbrain dopaminergic cell groups and the subthalamic nucleus in MPTP-treated parkinsonian monkeys. Neurobiol Dis (2016) 0.75
Afferent and efferent connections of the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus in the rat. Brain Res Bull (1990) 1.37
The topographic order of inputs to nucleus accumbens in the rat. Neuroscience (1985) 1.20
A Golgi study of the ventral tegmental area of Tsai and interfascicular nucleus in the rat. J Comp Neurol (1979) 1.17
The cytoarchitecture of the interfascicular nucleus and ventral tegmental area of Tsai in the rat. J Comp Neurol (1979) 1.13
Dopamine neurones of the ventral tegmentum project to both medial and lateral habenula. Some implications for habenular function. Exp Brain Res (1982) 1.00
Plasma growth hormone concentrations in Huntington's chorea. Clin Sci Mol Med (1976) 0.99
Perceptual changes in schizophrenia: a questionnaire survey. Psychol Med (1985) 0.96
Regulation of dopamine function in the nucleus accumbens of the rat by the thalamic paraventricular nucleus and adjacent midline nuclei. Exp Brain Res (1989) 0.95
Projections to the rostral reticular thalamic nucleus in the rat. Exp Brain Res (1990) 0.94
Demonstration of synaptic input from prefrontal cortex to the habenula i the rat. Brain Res (1982) 0.93
Afferent projections to the parafascicular thalamic nucleus of the rat, as shown by the retrograde transport of wheat germ agglutinin. Brain Res Bull (1988) 0.89
Afferent projections to the dorsal thalamus of the rat as shown by retrograde lectin transport. II. The midline nuclei. Brain Res Bull (1988) 0.89
The influence of dopamine on spatial vision. Eye (Lond) (1990) 0.89
Plasma glucose, non-esterified fatty acids and amino acids in Huntington's chorea. Clin Sci Mol Med (1977) 0.87
Dopaminergic innervation of the primary visual cortex in the rat, and some correlations with human cortex. Brain Res Bull (1987) 0.87
The neurones of origin for the mesohabenular dopamine pathway. Brain Res (1980) 0.83
Collateral axons of cholinergic pontine neurones projecting to midline, mediodorsal and parafascicular thalamic nuclei in the rat. J Chem Neuroanat (1993) 0.83
Thalamic control of dopaminergic functions in the caudate-putamen of the rat--III. The effects of lesions in the parafascicular-intralaminar nuclei on D2 dopamine receptors and high affinity dopamine uptake. Neuroscience (1986) 0.82
Afferent projections to the dorsal thalamus of the rat as shown by retrograde lectin transport--I. The mediodorsal nucleus. Neuroscience (1988) 0.82
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Substantia nigra of the rat contains a dopamine sensitive adenylate cyclase. Nature (1976) 0.80
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Thalamic control of dopaminergic functions in the caudate-putamen of the rat--I. The influence of electrical stimulation of the parafascicular nucleus on dopamine utilization. Neuroscience (1986) 0.79
Regulation of dopamine function in the prefrontal cortex of the rat by the thalamic mediodorsal nucleus. Brain Res Bull (1987) 0.79
Correlation between plasma chlorpromazine and its metabolites and clinical ratings in patients with acute relapse of schizophrenic and paranoid psychosis. Br J Psychiatry (1977) 0.79
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Thalamic control of dopaminergic functions in the caudate-putamen of the rat--II. Studies using ibotenic acid injection of the parafascicular-intralaminar nuclei. Neuroscience (1986) 0.79
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Mediodorsal and reticular thalamic nuclei receive collateral axons from prefrontal cortex and laterodorsal tegmental nucleus in the rat. Neurosci Lett (1988) 0.77
Dopamine function in the prefrontal cortex of the rat is sensitive to a reduction of tonic GABA-mediated inhibition in the thalamic mediodorsal nucleus. Exp Brain Res (1988) 0.77
Thalamic control of subcortical dopamine function in the rat and the effects of lesions applied to the medial prefrontal cortex. Brain Res (1988) 0.76
Single neurones of the basal forebrain and laterodorsal tegmental nucleus project by collateral axons to the olfactory bulb and the mediodorsal nucleus in the rat. Brain Res (1989) 0.76
Quantitative analysis of axonal branching using the retrograde transport of fluorescent latex microspheres. J Neurosci Methods (1988) 0.76
Evidence that thalamic efferent neurones are non-cholinergic: a study in the rat with special reference to the thalamostriatal pathway. Brain Res (1984) 0.76
Preliminary identification of N-methyladrenaline in rat retina and brain with HPLC techniques. Eur J Pharmacol (1988) 0.76
Effects of chlorpromazine and promazine on the perception of some multi-stable visual figures. Q J Exp Psychol A (1984) 0.75
Processing of spatial contrast in peripheral vision in Parkinson's disease. Brain (1992) 0.75
Proceedings: Noradrenaline-sensitive adenylate cyclase in rat limbic forebrain homogenates: effects of agonists and antagonists. Br J Pharmacol (1975) 0.75
Effects of dexamethasone on phenylethanolamine N-methyl-transferase (PNMT) and adrenaline (A) in the brains of adult and neonatal rats. Br J Pharmacol (1975) 0.75
Effects of dexamethasone and nerve growth factor on phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase and adrenaline in organ cultures of newborn rat superior cervical ganglion. J Neurochem (1975) 0.75
Anterograde and retrograde labelling of CNS pathways with unconjugated lectins using the unlabelled antibody enzyme method. Brain Res (1983) 0.75
Evidence concerning the anatomical location of the dopamine stimulated adenylate cyclase in the substantia nigra. Brain Res (1977) 0.75
Effects of haloperidol and nomifensine on the visual aftereffects of tilt and movement. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (1986) 0.75
Excitatory amino acid treatment of the ventromedial globus pallidus enhances dopamine utilization in the prefrontal cortex of the rat via the thalamic mediodorsal nucleus. Synapse (1989) 0.75
Effects of chlorpromazine and promazine on the visual aftereffects of tilt and movement. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (1983) 0.75
Modification of visual orientation illusions by drugs which influence dopamine and GABA neurones: differential effects on simultaneous and successive illusions. Psychopharmacology (Berl) (1986) 0.75
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