Catecholamine regulation of the prefrontal cortex

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-162

  Arnsten, Amy F T ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dopamine; Norepinephrine; Prefrontal cortex; Stress; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; GUANABENZ; GUANFACINE; NORADRENALIN; TALIPEXOLE;

AGING; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS; WORKING MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D1; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2;

EID: 0030955507     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119701100208     Document Type: Review

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