Dopamine D2 receptor-mediated circuit from the central amygdala to the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis regulates impulsive behavior

• Main Authors: Kim, Bokyeong, Yoon, Sehyoun, Nakajima, Ryuichi, Lee, Hyo Jin, Lim, Hee Jeong, Lee, Yeon-Kyung, Choi, June-Seek, Yoon, Bong-June, Augustine, George James, Baik, Ja-Hyun
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Dopamine Receptor; Impulsivity; Science::Biological sciences::Human anatomy and physiology::Neurobiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86085; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49852
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Impulsivity is closely associated with addictive disorders, and changes in the brain dopamine system have been proposed to affect impulse control in reward-related behaviors. However, the central neural pathways through which the dopamine system controls impulsive behavior are still unclear. We foun...