The role of dopamine in schizophrenia from a neurobiological and evolutionary perspective: old fashioned, but still in vogue.

The role of dopamine in schizophrenia from a neurobiological and evolutionary perspective: old fashioned, but still in vogue.

Abstract: <br/>Dopamine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter involved in the pathology of schizophrenia.<br/>The revised dopamine hypothesis states that dopamine abnormalities in the mesolimbic and prefrontal brain regions exist in schizophrenia. However, recent research has indicated that...

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Main Authors: Ralf eBrisch, Arthur eSaniotis, Rainer eWolf, Hendrik eBielau, Hans-Gert eBernstein, Johann eSteiner, Bernhard eBogerts, Katharina A Braun, Zbigniew eJankowski, Jaliya eKumaratilake, Maciej eHenneberg, Tomasz eGos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Cannabis
Dopamine
Schizophrenia
Serotonin
GABA
Glutamate
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00047/full

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