The effects of psychosocial stress on dopaminergic function and the acute stress response

Chronic psychosocial adversity induces vulnerability to mental illnesses. Animal studies demonstrate that this may be mediated by dopaminergic dysfunction. We therefore investigated whether long-term exposure to psychosocial adversity was associated with dopamine dysfunction and its relationship to...

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Main Authors: Michael AP Bloomfield, Robert A McCutcheon, Matthew Kempton, Tom P Freeman, Oliver Howes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-11-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
PET
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/46797