Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10461619 Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2011 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
▶ Dopamine neurons are sensitive to biological programming during development. ▶ These changes are evolutionary adaptations to indicators of adversity. ▶ Both hypo- and hyper-dopaminergic phenotypes emerge. ▶ Directionality of change is proposed to relate to severity and chronicity of insult. ▶ These changes can confer vulnerability for psychopathology.
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