The role of the dopamine D1 receptor in social cognition: studies using a novel genetic rat model­

• Main Authors: Judith R. Homberg (Author), Jocelien D. A. Olivier (Author), Marie VandenBroeke (Author), Jiun Youn (Author), Arabella K. Ellenbroek (Author), Peter Karel (Author), Ling Shan (Author), Ruben van Boxtel (Author), Sharon Ooms (Author), Monique Balemans (Author), Jacqueline Langedijk (Author), Mareike Muller (Author), Gert Vriend (Author), Alexander R. Cools (Author), Edwin Cuppen (Author), Bart A. Ellenbroek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Social cognition is an endophenotype that is impaired in schizophrenia and several other (comorbid) psychiatric disorders. One of the modulators of social cognition is dopamine, but its role is not clear. The effects of dopamine are mediated through dopamine receptors, including the dopamine D1 rece...