Rossella Ventura

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Affiliation: University of L'Aquila
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Prefrontal/accumbal catecholamine system determines motivational salience attribution to both reward- and aversion-related stimuli
    Rossella Ventura
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Via del Fosso di Fiorano 65, 00143 Rome, Italy
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:5181-6. 2007
  2. ncbi Prefrontal norepinephrine determines attribution of "high" motivational salience
    Rossella Ventura
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Rome, Italy
    PLoS ONE 3:e3044. 2008
  3. ncbi 5-Hydroxytryptophan rescues serotonin response to stress in prefrontal cortex of hyperphenylalaninaemic mice
    Tiziana Pascucci
    Dipartimento di Psicologia and Centro Daniel Bovet, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 12:1067-79. 2009
  4. ncbi In vivo evidence that genetic background controls impulse-dependent dopamine release induced by amphetamine in the nucleus accumbens
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    J Neurochem 89:494-502. 2004
  5. ncbi Environment makes amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens totally impulse-dependent
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, Universita La Sapienza, and Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    Synapse 58:211-4. 2005
  6. ncbi Olfactory priming reinstates extinguished chocolate-induced conditioned place preference
    Immacolata La Mela
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Rome, Italy
    Appetite 54:237-40. 2010
  7. ncbi 5-Hydroxytryptophan during critical postnatal period improves cognitive performances and promotes dendritic spine maturation in genetic mouse model of phenylketonuria
    Diego Andolina
    Dipartimento di Psicologia and Centro Daniel Bovet, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 14:479-89. 2011
  8. ncbi Food seeking in spite of harmful consequences is under prefrontal cortical noradrenergic control
    Emanuele Claudio Latagliata
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64, Rome 00143 Italy
    BMC Neurosci 11:15. 2010
  9. ncbi Dopamine in the medial prefrontal cortex controls genotype-dependent effects of amphetamine on mesoaccumbens dopamine release and locomotion
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, , Rome, Italy
    Neuropsychopharmacology 29:72-80. 2004
  10. ncbi Reduced availability of brain amines during critical phases of postnatal development in a genetic mouse model of cognitive delay
    Tiziana Pascucci
    Dipartimento di Psicologia and Centro Daniel Bovet, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Brain Res 1217:232-8. 2008

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Publications18

  1. ncbi Prefrontal/accumbal catecholamine system determines motivational salience attribution to both reward- and aversion-related stimuli
    Rossella Ventura
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Via del Fosso di Fiorano 65, 00143 Rome, Italy
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:5181-6. 2007
    ....
  2. ncbi Prefrontal norepinephrine determines attribution of "high" motivational salience
    Rossella Ventura
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Rome, Italy
    PLoS ONE 3:e3044. 2008
    ..This affirms that prefrontal noradrenergic transmission determines motivational salience attribution selectively when intense motivational salience is processed, as in conditions that characterize psychopathological outcomes...
  3. ncbi 5-Hydroxytryptophan rescues serotonin response to stress in prefrontal cortex of hyperphenylalaninaemic mice
    Tiziana Pascucci
    Dipartimento di Psicologia and Centro Daniel Bovet, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 12:1067-79. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi In vivo evidence that genetic background controls impulse-dependent dopamine release induced by amphetamine in the nucleus accumbens
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
    J Neurochem 89:494-502. 2004
    ..Moreover, they point to a genetic control of impulse-dependent DA release in the accumbens, providing an exploitable tool to investigate aetiological factors involved in psychopathology and drug addiction...
  5. ncbi Environment makes amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens totally impulse-dependent
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, Universita La Sapienza, and Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    Synapse 58:211-4. 2005
    ..These results indicate for the first time that the crucial effect of environment-induced sensitization is a dramatic increase of the impulse dependent component...
  6. ncbi Olfactory priming reinstates extinguished chocolate-induced conditioned place preference
    Immacolata La Mela
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Rome, Italy
    Appetite 54:237-40. 2010
    ..In light of the major role of olfactory inputs in appetite and of cues in relapse, the present results indicate that smell is an important factor to consider in the treatment of eating disorders...
  7. ncbi 5-Hydroxytryptophan during critical postnatal period improves cognitive performances and promotes dendritic spine maturation in genetic mouse model of phenylketonuria
    Diego Andolina
    Dipartimento di Psicologia and Centro Daniel Bovet, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 14:479-89. 2011
    ....
  8. ncbi Food seeking in spite of harmful consequences is under prefrontal cortical noradrenergic control
    Emanuele Claudio Latagliata
    Santa Lucia Foundation, European Centre for Brain Research CERC, Via del Fosso di Fiorano 64, Rome 00143 Italy
    BMC Neurosci 11:15. 2010
    ..Moreover, we assessed the effects of selective norepinephrine inactivation in medial prefrontal cortex on conditioned suppression test in stressed and caloric restricted mice...
  9. ncbi Dopamine in the medial prefrontal cortex controls genotype-dependent effects of amphetamine on mesoaccumbens dopamine release and locomotion
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, , Rome, Italy
    Neuropsychopharmacology 29:72-80. 2004
    ..The present results indicate that genotype-dependent susceptibility to addictive properties of D-amphetamine involves unbalanced DA transmission in the mesocorticolimbic system...
  10. ncbi Reduced availability of brain amines during critical phases of postnatal development in a genetic mouse model of cognitive delay
    Tiziana Pascucci
    Dipartimento di Psicologia and Centro Daniel Bovet, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
    Brain Res 1217:232-8. 2008
    ....
  11. ncbi Prefrontal/accumbal catecholamine system processes emotionally driven attribution of motivational salience
    Stefano Puglisi-Allegra
    Dipartimentodi Psicologia and Centro, Sapienza Universityof Rome, Rome, Italy
    Rev Neurosci 23:509-26. 2012
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  12. ncbi The medial prefrontal cortex determines the accumbens dopamine response to stress through the opposing influences of norepinephrine and dopamine
    Tiziana Pascucci
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, Universita La Sapienza, Rome I 00185, Italy
    Cereb Cortex 17:2796-804. 2007
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  13. ncbi Ethanol consumption and reward depend on norepinephrine in the prefrontal cortex
    Rossella Ventura
    Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of L Aquila, L Aquila, Italy
    Neuroreport 17:1813-7. 2006
    ..These results indicate that prefrontal norepinephrine transmission is a critical factor in the rewarding/reinforcing effects of ethanol...
  14. ncbi Dopamine beta-hydroxylase knockout mice have alterations in dopamine signaling and are hypersensitive to cocaine
    Jesse R Schank
    Department of Human Genetics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    Neuropsychopharmacology 31:2221-30. 2006
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  15. ncbi Prefrontal cortical norepinephrine release is critical for morphine-induced reward, reinstatement and dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, Universita La Sapienza, via dei Marsi n 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
    Cereb Cortex 15:1877-86. 2005
    ..The present results indicate that an intact prefrontal cortical NE transmission is necessary for morphine-induced rewarding effects, reinstatement, and mesoaccumbens dopamine release...
  16. ncbi Norepinephrine in the prefrontal cortex is critical for amphetamine-induced reward and mesoaccumbens dopamine release
    Rossella Ventura
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, , 00185 Rome, Italy
    J Neurosci 23:1879-85. 2003
    ..These results indicate that noradrenergic prefrontal transmission, by allowing increased dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens induced by amphetamine, is a critical factor for the rewarding-reinforcing effects of this drug...
  17. ncbi Genotype- and experience-dependent susceptibility to depressive-like responses in the forced-swimming test
    Antonio Alcaro
    Department of Psychology, University La Sapienza, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 164:138-43. 2002
    ..CONCLUSIONS: These results support the view that behavioral and neural responses to FST exhibited by C57BL/6 mice can be usefully exploited by pre-clinical research on depression...
  18. ncbi Predictable stress promotes place preference and low mesoaccumbens dopamine response
    Cristina Orsini
    Dipartimento di Psicologia, University 'La Sapienza, Via dei Marsi 78, Rome I-00185, Italy
    Physiol Behav 75:135-41. 2002
    ..These results show that information about predictability of aversive stimuli reduces central stress responses and suggest a possible relationship between reduced stressfulness and preference for predictable aversive experiences...