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Mesocortical Dopaminergic Function and Human Cognition
Author(s) -
WEINBERGER DANIEL R.,
BERMAN KAREN FAITH,
CHASE THOMAS N.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1988.tb42117.x
Subject(s) - dopaminergic , cognition , neuroscience , dopamine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , prefrontal cortex , psychology , positron emission tomography , psychiatry
In summary, we have reviewed rCBF data in humans that suggest that mesoprefrontal dopaminergic activity is involved in human cognition. In patients with Parkinson's disease and possibly in patients with schizophrenia, prefrontal physiological activation during a cognitive task that appears to depend on prefrontal neural systems correlates positively with cognitive performance on the task and with clinical signs of dopaminergic function. It may be possible in the future to examine prefrontal dopamine metabolism directly during prefrontal cognition using positron emission tomography and tracers such as F-18 DOPA.