Striatal dopamine plays key roles in our normal and pathological goal-directed actions. To
understand dopamine function, much attention has focused on how midbrain dopamine …

Rationale Although tasks assessing the role of dopamine in effort-reward decisions are
similar to those concerned with the role of serotonin in impulsive choice in that both require …

Midbrain dopaminergic neurons are essential for appropriate voluntary movement, as
epitomized by the cardinal motor impairments arising in Parkinson’s disease. Understanding the …

A commonly occurring polymorphic variant of the human 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)
transporter (5-HTT) gene that increases 5-HTT expression has been associated with reduced …

Both the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and mesolimbic dopamine, particularly in the
nucleus accumbens (NAc), have been implicated in allowing an animal to overcome effort …

… Kimberly Ann JENNINGS is an elementary school teacher with a focus on literacy who
completed her Master’s degree in Education of the Gifted at the University of Northern Iowa. …

This investigation determined fipronil residues on gloves worn while petting dogs after Frontline
application. Frontline contains 9.8% fipronil, which controls fleas and ticks on dogs for at …

… -HTT KO, an initial study indicated reduced anxiety in these animals (Jennings et al., 2006).
… Jennings genotyped the animals and maintained the mouse colonies. R. Deacon designed …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder classically characterized by the
death of dopamine (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and by intracellular …

Precipitation regimes are changing in response to climate change, yet understanding of how
forest ecosystems respond to extreme droughts and pluvials remains incomplete. As future …