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Functions of dopamine in the CNS
What are the functions of dopamine in the CNS?
- Motor control (via nigrostriatal projections)
- Modulation of short-term or working memory (via projections from ventral tegmental area to prefrontal cortex)
- Behavioral reinforcement (via mesolimbic projections)
- Hypothalamic regulation of pituitary function (by inhibiting prolactin secretion)
- Modulation of brain regions controlling emesis (e.g., area postrema of the medulla)
