Defining the psychobiological functions of the striatum in incentive salience KU Leuven
Striatum has traditionally been impliedin motor
function, but it has now become clear that this structure, providing
major inputs to basal ganglia, plays a pivotal role in cognitive
behavior as well. Striatal activity is by and large determined by
midbrain dopaminergic inputs. Effects thereof are mediated by cyclic
adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), key regulator of many ...