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Stahl’s Essential

Psychopharmacology
Neuroscientific Basis and
Practical Applications
Third Edition
Dopamine Pathways and Key Brain Regions
Glutamate Receptors
Key Glutamate Pathways

brainstem
neurotransmitter
centers
NMDA Receptor Cortico-Brainstem Projections:
Regulation of NMDA Tonic Excitation Hypoactivity
Receptor Hypofunction in of Mesocortical
Mesocortical Dopamine Dopamine Pathways
Pathways:
CSTC Loop Creates a Thalamic Sensory Filter
DA Reduces Thalamic Filter
DA Reduces
Thalamic Filter
NMDA Receptor Regulation of Cortical Pyramidal Neurons:
Efficient Information Processing
Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis of Schizophrenia: Key Susceptibility
Genes Causing Abnormal Synaptogenesis

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