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Dopaminergic pathways (dopamine pathways, dopaminergic projections) in the human brain are involved in both physiological and behavioral processes including movement, cognition, executive functions, reward, motivation, and neuroendocrine control. [1] Each pathway is a set of projection neurons, consisting of individual dopaminergic neurons.
As part of the reward pathway, dopamine is manufactured in nerve cell bodies located within the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and is released in the nucleus accumbens and the prefrontal cortex. Its motor functions are linked to a separate pathway, with cell bodies in the substantia nigra that manufacture and release dopamine into the striatum.
Dopamine receptor D 2, also known as D 2 R, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the DRD2 gene.After work from Paul Greengard's lab had suggested that dopamine receptors were the site of action of antipsychotic drugs, several groups, including those of Solomon H. Snyder and Philip Seeman used a radiolabeled antipsychotic drug to identify what is now known as the dopamine D 2 receptor. [5]
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English: The main dopaminergic pathways of the human brain: the mesocortical pathway, connecting the ventral tegmental area (VTA) with the frontal cortex; the mesolimbic pathway, connecting the VTA with the nucleus accumbens; the nigrostriatal pathway, connecting the substantia nigra with the dorsal striatum; and the tuberoinfundibular pathway, connecting the hypothalamus with the pituitary.
The D 2-like receptors [1] are a subfamily of dopamine receptors that bind the endogenous neurotransmitter dopamine. The D 2-like subfamily consists of three G-protein coupled receptors that are coupled to G i /G o and mediate inhibitory neurotransmission, of which include D 2, D 3, and D 4. For more information, please see the respective main ...
Tuberoinfundibular pathway shown in opaque blue, connecting that hypothalamus with the pituitary gland. The tuberoinfundibular pathway refers to a population of dopamine neurons that project from the arcuate nucleus (a.k.a. the "infundibular nucleus") in the tuberal region of the hypothalamus to the median eminence. [1]
Dopaminergic brain pathways facilitate dopamine-related activity. For example, certain proteins such as the dopamine transporter (DAT), vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT 2 ), and dopamine receptors can be classified as dopaminergic, and neurons that synthesize or contain dopamine and synapses with dopamine receptors in them may also be ...