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Paul G. Overton is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected domains within neuroscience, medicine, and psychology, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and psychiatry and mental health.

Their work includes significant contributions to understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), neural and behavioral psychology studies, functional brain connectivity, and the psychology of moral and emotional judgment. Other topics frequently addressed include neurological disorders and treatments, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, and emotions related to moral behavior.

Recent publications by or involving Overton include the following:

  • "The relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder traits: A spectrum approach," 2020, Psychiatry Research
  • "Attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms predict problematic mobile phone use," 2020, Current Psychology
  • "Self-disgust, loneliness and mental health outcomes in older adults: An eye-tracking study," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Effect of a visual tracking intervention on attention and behavior of attention deficit hyper activity children," 2020, Journal of Eye Movement Research
  • "The neuropathological basis of anxiety in Parkinson's disease," 2020, Medical Hypotheses

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Overton include:

  • Natalia Favila
  • Eleanor J. Dommett
  • Antonia Ypsilanti
  • Véronique Coizet
  • Samriddhi N. Singh

Their work is often published in several key journals and venues, notably:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Current Psychology
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Overton's primary fields of study focus on:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these broader fields, specific subfields of study include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Applied Psychology

Best Publications

  • Burst firing in midbrain dopaminergic neurons.

    P.G Overton;D Clark

  • A direct projection from superior colliculus to substantia nigra for detecting salient visual events

    Eliane Comoli;Véronique Coizet;Justin Boyes;J Paul Bolam

  • How visual stimuli activate dopaminergic neurons at short latency.

    Eleanor Dommett;Véronique Coizet;Véronique Coizet;Charles D Blaha;Charles D Blaha;John Martindale;John Martindale

  • Iontophoretically administered drugs acting at the N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor modulate burst firing in A9 dopamine neurons in the rat

    Paul Overton;David Clark

  • Stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in the rat induces patterns of activity in midbrain dopaminergic neurons which resemble natural burst events

    Z.-Y. Tong;P.G. Overton;D. Clark

  • Is disgust a homogeneous emotion

    Jane Simpson;Sarah Carter;Susan H. Anthony;Paul G. Overton

  • Self-disgust mediates the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptomatology

    P. G. Overton;F. E. Markland;H. S. Taggart;G. L. Bagshaw

  • Stimulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in the rat produces burst firing in A9 dopaminergic neurons.

    S.J.A Lokwan;P.G Overton;M.S Berry;D Clark

  • Segregated Anatomical Input to Sub-Regions of the Rodent Superior Colliculus Associated with Approach and Defense

    Eliane Comoli;Plínio Das Neves Favaro;Nicolas Vautrelle;Mariana Leriche

  • Neurovascular coupling is brain region-dependent.

    Ian M. Devonshire;Nikos G. Papadakis;Michael Port;Jason Berwick

  • The relationship between ADHD traits and sensory sensitivity in the general population

    Maria Panagiotidi;Paul G. Overton;Tom Stafford

  • Long-term potentiation at excitatory amino acid synapses on midbrain dopamine neurons.

    Paul G. Overton;Christopher D. Richards;Michael S. Berry;David Clark

  • Interactions between the Midbrain Superior Colliculus and the Basal Ganglia

    Peter Redgrave;Veronique Coizet;Veronique Coizet;Eliane Comoli;Eliane Comoli;John G. McHaffie

  • Antagonism of NMDA receptors but not AMPA/kainate receptors blocks bursting in dopaminergic neurons induced by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex

    Z. Y. Tong;P. G. Overton;D. Clark

  • Nociceptive responses of midbrain dopaminergic neurones are modulated by the superior colliculus in the rat

    V Coizet;E J Dommett;P Redgrave;P G Overton

  • A direct projection from superior colliculus to substantia nigra pars compacta in the cat.

    John Mchaffie;Huai Jiang;Paul May;Véronique Coizet

  • Short-Latency Visual Input to the Subthalamic Nucleus Is Provided by the Midbrain Superior Colliculus

    Véronique Coizet;John H Graham;Jonathan Moss;J Paul Bolam

  • The parabrachial nucleus is a critical link in the transmission of short latency nociceptive information to midbrain dopaminergic neurons

    Véronique Coizet;Eleanor Dommett;Esther Klop;Peter Redgrave

  • When disgust leads to dysphoria: a three-wave longitudinal study assessing the temporal relationship between self-disgust and depressive symptoms.

    Philip A. Powell;Jane Simpson;Paul G. Overton

  • Neurokinin agonists differentially affect A9 and A10 dopamine cells in the rat.

    Paul Overton;Peter J. Elliott;Russell M. Hagan;David Clark

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane Simpson
Jane Simpson Lancaster University
Peter Redgrave
Peter Redgrave University of Sheffield
Marc Savasta
Marc Savasta Grenoble Alpes University
Paul F. Brain
Paul F. Brain Swansea University
Jason Berwick
Jason Berwick University of Sheffield
Michael G. Stewart
Michael G. Stewart The Open University
Kevin Gurney
Kevin Gurney University of Sheffield
Lambros Lazuras
Lambros Lazuras University of Lincoln
Olivier David
Olivier David Grenoble Alpes University
John G. McHaffie
John G. McHaffie Wake Forest University

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