Cited by 205Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Stimulus-dependent dopamine release in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Sikström, Sverker, Söderlund, Göran·2007·Psychological Review

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is related to an attenuated and dysfunctional dopamine system. Normally, a high extracellular dopamine level yields a tonic dopaminergic input that down-regulates stimuli-evoked phasic dopamine responses through autoreceptors. Abnormally low tonic extracellular dopamine in ADHD up-regulates the autoreceptors so that stimuli-evoked phasic dopamine is boosted. The authors propose that these boosted phasic responses yield hypersensitivity to environmental stimuli in ADHD. Stimuli evoking moderate brain arousal lead to well-functioning performance, whereas either too little or too much stimuli attenuate cognitive performance. Strong, salient stimuli may easily disrupt attention, whereas an environment with impoverished stimuli causes low arousal, which is typically compensated for by hyperactivity. Stochastic resonance is the phenomenon that makes a moderate noise facilitate stimulus discrimination and cognitive performance. Computational modeling shows that more noise is required for stochastic resonance to occur in dopamine-deprived neural systems in ADHD. This prediction is supported by empirical data.

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Authors
Sikström, S., & Söderlund, G.
Affiliations
  • Lund University (SE)
  • Stockholm University (SE)
Venue
Psychological Review
Published
2007
Volume
114
Issue
4
Pages
1047-1075
ISSN
  • 0033-295X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1471
OpenAlex
W1993540397
Cited by
205
References
258
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FWCI
5.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
  • Lund University Publications (Lund University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dopamine release, tonic dopamine, dopamine autoreceptors, stochastic resonance, stimulus sensitivity, brain arousal, hyperactivity, cognitive performance, computational modeling
MeSH terms
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Dopamine, Humans, Noise, Physical Stimulation

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