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List of works by Paul Overton

A direct projection from superior colliculus to substantia nigra for detecting salient visual events

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A direct projection from superior colliculus to substantia nigra pars compacta in the cat.

scientific article published on 19 December 2005

A pharmacological analysis of the burst events induced in midbrain dopaminergic neurons by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in the rat

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

A simple method for characterizing passive and active neuronal properties: application to striatal neurons

scientific article published in November 2011

Alterations in excitatory amino acid-mediated regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neurones induced by chronic psychostimulant administration and stress: relevance to behavioural sensitization and drug addiction.

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Altered visual processing in a rodent model of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Antagonism of NMDA receptors but not AMPA/kainate receptors blocks bursting in dopaminergic neurons induced by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex

scientific article published on 01 January 1996

Anticonvulsant role of nigrotectal projection in the maximal electroshock model of epilepsy--I. Mapping of dorsal midbrain with bicuculline

scientific article published in January 1992

Auditory responses in a rodent model of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

scientific article published on 6 October 2015

Burst firing in midbrain dopaminergic neurons

scientific article published on 01 December 1997

Chronic administration of (+)-amphetamine alters the reactivity of midbrain dopaminergic neurons to prefrontal cortex stimulation in the rat

scientific article published on 01 March 1995

Cocaine administration produces a protracted decoupling of neural and haemodynamic responses to intense sensory stimuli.

scientific article published in January 2005

Cocaine preferentially enhances sensory processing in the upper layers of the primary sensory cortex

scientific article published on 23 March 2007

Collateralization of the tectonigral projection with other major output pathways of superior colliculus in the rat.

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Contamination sensitivity and the development of disease-avoidant behaviour

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Contralateral dissociation between neural activity and cerebral blood volume during recurrent acute focal neocortical seizures

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Cortical regulation of dopaminergic neurons: role of the midbrain superior colliculus.

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Coupling between gamma-band power and cerebral blood volume during recurrent acute neocortical seizures.

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D-Amphetamine potentiates muscimol-induced disinhibition of A10 dopaminergic neurons in the rat

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

D-amphetamine depresses visual responses in the rat superior colliculus: a possible mechanism for amphetamine-induced decreases in distractibility

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Detection of visual stimuli after lesions of the superior colliculus in the rat; deficit not confined to the far periphery

scientific article published in November 1988

Detection of visual stimuli in far periphery by rats: possible role of superior colliculus

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Determinants of neuronal firing pattern in the guinea-pig subthalamic nucleus: an in vivo and in vitro comparison

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

Do non-dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area play a role in the responses elicited in A10 dopaminergic neurons by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex?

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Drug therapies for attentional disorders alter the signal-to-noise ratio in the superior colliculus

scientific article published on 9 September 2009

Efficient fitting of conductance-based model neurons from somatic current clamp.

scientific article published on 25 May 2011

Electrophysiological evidence that intrastriatally administered N-methyl-D-aspartate augments striatal dopamine tone in the rat.

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Encounters with aggressive conspecifics enhance the locomotor-activating effects of cocaine in the rat.

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Enhanced visual responses in the superior colliculus and subthalamic nucleus in an animal model of Parkinson's disease

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Enhanced visual responses in the superior colliculus in an animal model of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and their suppression by D-amphetamine

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How visual stimuli activate dopaminergic neurons at short latency

scientific article published in March 2005

Identification of an excitatory amino acid-mediated component of the ventral tegmental area local field potential response to medial prefrontal cortex stimulation: effect of acute d-amphetamine

scientific article published on 8 August 2006

Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease: A Psychosocial Perspective

scientific article published on 01 September 2012

Impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease: Predominant role of psychological determinants

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Interactions between the Midbrain Superior Colliculus and the Basal Ganglia.

scientific article published on 22 September 2010

Is Disgust a Homogeneous Emotion?

Local injection of a glutamate uptake inhibitor into the ventral tegmental area produces sensitization to the behavioural effects of d-amphetamine.

scientific article published in January 2005

N-methyl-D-aspartate increases the excitability of nigrostriatal dopamine terminals

scientific article published in August 1991

Neurokinin agonists differentially affect A9 and A10 dopamine cells in the rat.

scientific article published in March 1992

Neurovascular coupling is brain region-dependent

scientific article published on 29 September 2011

Nociceptive responses of midbrain dopaminergic neurones are modulated by the superior colliculus in the rat.

scientific article published on 3 March 2006

Possible intermixing of neurons from the subthalamic nucleus and substantia nigra pars compacta in the guinea-pig

scientific article published in January 1995

Preferential occupation of mineralocorticoid receptors by corticosterone enhances glutamate-induced burst firing in rat midbrain dopaminergic neurons

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Psychological Predictors of Anxiety and Depression in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.

scientific article published on 8 April 2016

Segregated anatomical input to sub-regions of the rodent superior colliculus associated with approach and defense.

scientific article published on 3 April 2012

Self-affirming trait kindness regulates disgust toward one's physical appearance

scientific article published on 28 November 2014

Self-disgust mediates the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptomatology

scientific article published in June 2008

Sensory regulation of dopaminergic cell activity: Phenomenology, circuitry and function.

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Short-latency visual input to the subthalamic nucleus is provided by the midbrain superior colliculus.

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Stimulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in the rat produces burst firing in A9 dopaminergic neurons.

scientific article published on January 1999

The corticosteroid synthesis inhibitor metyrapone markedly enhances the behavioural effects of d-amphetamine

scientific article published in January 1999

The effect of disgust-related side-effects on symptoms of depression and anxiety in people treated for cancer: a moderated mediation model

scientific article published on 7 March 2016

The effects of focal epileptic activity on regional sensory-evoked neurovascular coupling and postictal modulation of bilateral sensory processing.

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

The medial prefrontal cortex plays an important role in the excitation of A10 dopaminergic neurons following intravenous muscimol administration

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

The revolting self: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of self-disgust in females with depressive symptoms

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When disgust leads to dysphoria: a three-wave longitudinal study assessing the temporal relationship between self-disgust and depressive symptoms

scientific article published on 15 February 2013