Increasing dopamine synthesis in nigrostriatal circuits increases phasic dopamine release and alters dorsal striatal connectivity: implications for schizophrenia

Abstract One of the most robust neurochemical abnormalities reported in patients with schizophrenia is an increase in dopamine (DA) synthesis and release, restricted to the dorsal striatum (DS). This hyper functionality is strongly associated with psychotic symptoms and progresses in those who later...

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Main Authors: Sunil Srivastav, Xiaoying Cui, Roger Bitencourt Varela, James P. Kesby, Darryl Eyles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Schizophrenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-023-00397-2