Dopamine is involved in drug reinforcement but its role in addiction is less clear. Here we
describe PET imaging studies that investigate dopamine's involvement in drug abuse in the …

Aims To examine the literature regarding clinical pharmacokinetics, direct effects and
adverse clinical outcomes associated with methamphetamine use. Methods Relevant …

Classically regarded as motor structures, the basal ganglia subserve a wide range of
functions, including motor, cognitive, motivational, and emotional processes. Consistent with …

Background Despite initial reports of a decline in use in the early 2000s, methamphetamine
remains a significant public health concern with known neurotoxic and neurocognitive …

A review of the existing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies on reward
anticipation in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is provided. Meta …

Methamphetamine (METH) is an illicit psychostimulant that is widely abused in the world.
Several lines of evidence suggest that chronic METH abuse leads to neurodegenerative …

The basis for selective death of specific neuronal populations in neurodegenerative
diseases remains unclear. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a synucleinopathy characterized by a …

Scientific interest in “food addiction” is growing, but the topic remains controversial. One
critique of “food addiction” is its high degree of phenotypic overlap with binge eating …

A brain organoid is a self-organizing three-dimensional tissue derived from human
embryonic stem cells or pluripotent stem cells and is able to simulate the architecture and …

Amphetamine-related drugs, such as 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and
methamphetamine (METH), are popular recreational psychostimulants. Several preclinical …