Sentence examples for dopamine reception from inspiring English sources
Because the dopaminergic system is engaged in attentional, motivational, and reward mechanisms and one variant of this polymorphism, the 7-repeat allele, has been linked to lower dopamine reception efficiency, van IJzendoorn and Bakermans-Kranenburg (2006) predicted this allele would moderate the association between maternal unresolved loss or trauma and infant attachment disorganization.
The 7R allele, in particular, is associated with lower dopamine reception efficiency [55], and less adequate behavioral regulation such as impulsive behavior, ADHD, and high novelty seeking behavior, whereas the short variants of the gene are related to rigidity and inhibition [55], [56].
The interactions of a history of early lead poisoning with four polymorphisms associated with dopamine and serotonin reception and/or transport and genes regulating monoamine oxidase A enzyme activity are being examined (Reif and Lesch 2003).
Other genetic variants are also in play, including those affecting the production and/or reception of dopamine (a neurochemical that directly stimulates the brain's pleasure center).
One possible explanation is that the dopamine released due to reward reception and prediction could be modulating astrogliogenesis [26] [28].
Other suspect areas of the genome include coding associated with signal transmission of neurons and with reception of the neurotransmitter dopamine.
At reward reception, the prediction errors and the resulting dopamine responses show exactly the same difference.
(Dopamine governs our "fight or flight response").
The prevailing explanation is called "The Dopamine Hypothesis," and my amateurish understanding is that schizophrenia is caused by the brain's inability to regulate dopamine production and reception.
(Call them dopamine highs).
