Prefrontal Cortex - Cytology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Differential effects of topiramate on prefrontal glutamatergic transmission when combined with raclopride or clozapine.

29 Sep 2009 Treatment with topiramate may improve negative symptoms in schizophrenia when added to typical antipsychotic drugs (APDs) but not to clozapine. Both dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmissions in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are facilitated ... Read more...

Orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate cortex neurons selectively process cocaine-associated environmental cues in the rhesus monkey.

14 Sep 2009 Encounters with stimuli associated with drug use are believed to contribute to relapse. To probe the neurobiology of environmentally triggered drug use, we have conducted single-unit recordings in rhesus monkeys during presentation of two distinct ... Read more...

The convergence of information about rewarding and aversive stimuli in single neurons.

14 Sep 2009 Neuroscientists, psychologists, clinicians, and economists have long been interested in how individuals weigh information about potential rewarding and aversive stimuli to make decisions and to regulate their emotions. However, we know relatively ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Prefrontal Cortex - Cytology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Differential effects of topiramate on prefrontal glutamatergic transmission when combined with raclopride or clozapine. 29 Sep 2009
• Orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate cortex neurons selectively process cocaine-associated environmental cues in the rhesus monkey. 14 Sep 2009
• The convergence of information about rewarding and aversive stimuli in single neurons. 14 Sep 2009
• In vivo evidence that constitutive activity of serotonin2C receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex participates in the control of dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens: differential effects of inverse agonist versus antagonist. 20 Aug 2009
• Serial, covert shifts of attention during visual search are reflected by the frontal eye fields and correlated with population oscillations. 11 Aug 2009
• Nucleus accumbens neurons exhibit synaptic scaling that is occluded by repeated dopamine pre-exposure. 5 Aug 2009
• Distinct contributions of Na(v)1.6 and Na(v)1.2 in action potential initiation and backpropagation. 24 Jul 2009
• Potential protection of curcumin against amyloid beta-induced toxicity on cultured rat prefrontal cortical neurons. 20 Jul 2009
• Single medial prefrontal neurons cope with error. 15 Jul 2009
• Single-cell and population coding of expected reward probability in the orbitofrontal cortex of the rat. 13 Jul 2009
• Downregulation of oligodendrocyte transcripts is associated with impaired prefrontal cortex function in rats. 29 Jun 2009
• Sustained conditioned responses in prelimbic prefrontal neurons are correlated with fear expression and extinction failure. 29 Jun 2009
• Optical imaging of rat prefrontal neuronal activity evoked by stimulation of the ventral tegmental area. 15 Jun 2009
• In vivo effects of activation and blockade of 5-HT(2A/2C) receptors in the firing activity of pyramidal neurons of medial prefrontal cortex in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease. Jun 2009
• A discrete GABAergic relay mediates medial prefrontal cortical inhibition of the neuroendocrine stress response. Jun 2009
• Rat prefrontal cortical neurons selectively code strategy switches. Jun 2009
• Postnatal development of synaptic structure proteins in pyramidal neuron axon initial segments in monkey prefrontal cortex. 30 May 2009
• Anterior cingulate neurons represent errors and preparatory attention within the same behavioral sequence. 18 May 2009
• Deficits in adult prefrontal cortex neurons and behavior following early post-natal NMDA antagonist treatment. May 2009
• Chronic stress effects on dendritic morphology in medial prefrontal cortex: sex differences and estrogen dependence. May 2009

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Technical information about 'Prefrontal Cortex'

Definition: The rostral part of the frontal lobe, bounded by the inferior precentral fissure in humans, which receives projection fibers from the mediodorsal nucleus of the thalamus. The prefrontal cortex receives afferent fibers from numerous structures of the diencephalon, mesencephalon, and limbic system as well as cortical afferents of visual, auditory, and somatic origin.

Descriptor UI: D017397

Alternative terms: Prefrontal Cortex; Cortex, Prefrontal;

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Tree Number: A08.186.211.730.885.287.500.270.700;

History Note: 93

Technical Notes: "rostral part of the frontal lobe"