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- Title
The Role of Tryptophan and Tyrosine in Executive Function and Reward Processing.
- Authors
Aquili, Luca
- Abstract
The serotonergic precursor tryptophan and the dopaminergic precursor tyrosine have been shown to be important modulators of mood, behaviour and cognition. Specifically, research on the function of tryptophan has characterised this molecule as particularly relevant in the context of pathological disorders such as depression. Moreover, a large body of evidence has now been accumulated to suggest that tryptophan may also be involved in executive function and reward processing. Despite some clear differentiation with tryptophan, the data reviewed in this paper illustrates that tyrosine shares similar functions with tryptophan in the regulation of executive function and reward, and that these processes in turn, rather than acting in isolation, causally influence each other.
- Subjects
TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; NEUROPLASTICITY
- Publication
International Journal of Tryptophan Research, 2020, p1
- ISSN
1178-6469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1178646920964825