Professor Paul G Overton

All publications

Edited books

• Powell PA, Overton PG & Simpson J (Eds.) (2014) The Revolting Self: Perspectives on the Psychological, Social, and Clinical Implications of Self-Directed Disgust. Karnac Books.

Journal articles

• Varbanov V, Overton PG & Stafford T (2025) ADHD and ASD traits are differentially associated with orientation sensitivity in a non-clinical adult sample. Frontiers in Psychology, 16. View this article in WRRO
• Jackson EF, Riley TB & Overton PG (2025) Serotonin dysfunction in ADHD. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 17(20). View this article in WRRO
• Al Tannir R, Pautrat A, Soutrenon R, Overton PG & Coizet V (2025) Brainstem neuroadaptations in rodent models of Parkinson's disease. European Journal of Neuroscience, 61(7). View this article in WRRO
• Robson A, Ypsilanti A, Lazuras L, Powell PA, Overton PG & Reidy J (2025) Is self-disgust an implicit or explicit emotional schema?. Journal of Affective Disorders, 369, 1256-1266. View this article in WRRO
• Azlan HA-N, Overton PG & Dommett EJ (2025) Health practitioner attitudes to psychosocial treatments in ADHD: impact of country, age, profession, and beliefs. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 9(1), 157-167. View this article in WRRO
• Overton P, Dommett E, Dinu L, Singer B, Byrom N, Georgescu A-L & Singh S (2024) Sign-tracking and goal-tracking in humans: utilising eye-tracking in clinical and non-clinical populations.. Behavioural Brain Research, 461. View this article in WRRO
• Coizet V, Al Tannir R, Pautrat A & Overton PG (2024) Separation of channels subserving approach and avoidance/escape at the level of the basal ganglia and related brainstem structures. Current Neuropharmacology, 22(9), 1473-1490. View this article in WRRO
• Favila N, Gurney K & Overton P (2024) Role of the basal ganglia in innate and learned behavioural sequences. Reviews in the Neurosciences, 35(1), 35-55. View this article in WRRO
• Albesisi S & Overton PG (2023) Relationship between ADHD-like traits and emotion dysregulation in the adult general population. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 8(4), 627-637. View this article in WRRO
• Dinu LM, Singh SN, Baker NS, Georgescu AL, Overton PG & Dommett EJ (2023) The effects of tryptophan loading on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity in adults: a remote double blind randomised controlled trial. PLOS ONE, 18(11). View this article in WRRO
• Aristotelidou V, Overton PG & Vivas AB (2023) Frontal lobe-related cognition in the context of self-disgust. PLoS ONE, 18(8). View this article in WRRO
• Vautrelle N, Coizet V, Leriche-Vazquez M, Dahan L, Schultz J, Zhang Y-F, Zeghbib A, Overton P, Bracci E, Redgrave P & Reynolds J (2023) Sensory reinforced corticostriatal plasticity. Current Neuropharmacology, 22(9), 1513-1527. View this article in WRRO
• Pautrat A, Al Tannir R, Pernet-Gallay K, Soutrenon R, Vendramini E, Sinniger V, Overton P, David O & Coizet V (2023) Altered parabrachial nucleus nociceptive processing may underlie central pain in Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson's Disease, 9. View this article in WRRO
• Adkins K, Overton PG, Moses J & Thompson AR (2023) Investigating the role of upward comparisons and self-compassion on stigma in people with acne: cross-sectional study. JMIR Dermatology, 6. View this article in WRRO
• Favila N, Gurney K & Overton PG (2023) The NK1 antagonist L-733,060 facilitates sequence learning. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 37(6), 610-626. View this article in WRRO
• Overton P, Dommett E, Dinu L, Singh S, Baker N, Georgescu A & Singer B (2023) The effects of different exercise approaches on attention deficit hyperactivity in adults: a randomised controlled trial. Behavioral Sciences, 13(2). View this article in WRRO
• Varbanov V, Overton PG & Stafford T (2023) ADHD and ASD are both indirectly associated with sensory changes through anxiety. Current Psychology, 42(36), 32355-32367. View this article in WRRO
• Al Tannir R, Pautrat A, Baufreton J, Overton P & Coizet V (2023) The subthalamic nucleus: a hub for sensory control via short three-lateral loop connections with the brainstem?. Current Neuropharmacology, 21(1), 22-30. View this article in WRRO
• Rusakov DA, Giese KP, Sandi C, Dommett E & Overton PG (2022) Remembering Mike Stewart. Neuropharmacology, 207, 108962-108962.
• Vivas AB, Stournaras S, Paraskevopoulos A & Overton PG (2022) Higher trait levels of guilt may protect against gambling, whereas higher state levels lead to riskier behaviour. Journal of Gambling Studies, 38(2), 635-652. View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M & Overton P (2022) Attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms predict problematic mobile phone use. Current Psychology, 41(5), 2765-2771. View this article in WRRO
• Aristotleidou V, Tsatali M, Overton P & Vivas A (2021) Autonomic factors do not underlie the elevated self-disgust levels in Parkinson’s disease. PLoS ONE, 16(9). View this article in WRRO
• Vivas AB, Hussain-Showaiter SM & Overton PG (2021) Schizophrenia decreases guilt and increases self-disgust : potential role of altered executive function. Applied Neuropsychology, 30(4), 447-457. View this article in WRRO
• Favila N, Gurney K & Overton P (2021) Blocking NK1 receptors disrupts the sequential and temporal organization of chain grooming in rats. Neuropharmacology, 196. View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M & Overton P (2021) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity symptoms, impulsivity, and cyberdeviance in an adult population. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 43(3), 559-564. View this article in WRRO
• Overton PG & Coizet V (2020) The neuropathological basis of anxiety in Parkinson’s disease. Medical Hypotheses, 144. View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M, Overton P & Stafford T (2020) The relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder traits: a spectrum approach. Psychiatry Research, 293. View this article in WRRO
• Ypsilanti A, Gettings R, Lazuras L, Robson A, Powell P & Overton P (2020) Self-disgust is associated with loneliness, mental health difficulties and eye-gaze avoidance in war veterans with PTSD. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. View this article in WRRO
• Azlan H, Overton P, Simpson J & Powell P (2020) Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43(3), 377-390. View this article in WRRO
• Janmohammadi S, Haghgoo HA, Farahbod M, Overton P & Pishyareh E (2020) Effect of a visual tracking intervention on attention and behavior of attention deficit hyper activity children. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 12(8). View this article in WRRO
• Ypsilanti A, Robson A, Lazuras L, Powell P & Overton P (2020) Self-disgust, loneliness and mental health outcomes in older adults: An eye-tracking study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 266, 646-654. View this article in WRRO
• Taroyan N, Butnicu B, Ypsilanti A & Overton P (2020) Individual differences in performance speed are associated with a positivity/negativity bias. An ERP and behavioural study. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 14. View this article in WRRO
• Riley T & Overton P (2019) Enhancing the efficacy of 5-HT uptake inhibitors in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Medical Hypotheses, 133. View this article in WRRO
• Tsatali M, Overton P & Vivas A (2019) Self-reported and experimentally induced self-disgust is heightened in Parkinson’s disease : contribution of behavioural symptoms.. PLoS ONE, 14(10). View this article in WRRO
• Stafford T, Overton PG & Hampsey E (2019) Can microsaccade rate predict drug response?. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 12(6). View this article in WRRO
• Lazuras L, Ypsilianti A, Powell P & Overton PG (2019) The roles of impulsivity, self-regulation and emotion regulation in the experience of self-disgust. Motivation and Emotion, 43(1), 145-158. View this article in WRRO
• Ypsilanti A, Lazuras L, Powell P & Overton PG (2019) Self-disgust as a potential mechanism explaining the association between loneliness and depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 243, 108-115. View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M, Overton PG & Stafford T (2019) Co-occurrence of ASD and ADHD traits in an adult population. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23(12), 1407-1415. View this article in WRRO
• Burden N, Simpson J, Murray C, Overton PG & Powell P (2018) Prosthesis use is associated with reduced physical self-disgust in limb amputees. Body Image, 27, 109-117. View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M & Overton PG (2018) The relationship between internet addiction, attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and online activities in adults. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 87, 7-11. View this article in WRRO
• Pautrat A, Rolland M, Barthelemy M, Baunez C, Sinniger V, Piallat B, Savaster M, Overton PG, David O & Coizet V (2018) Revealing a novel nociceptive network that links the subthalamic nucleus to pain processing. eLife, 7. View this article in WRRO
• Turner A, Kraev I, Stewart M, Stramek A, Overton PG & Dommett E (2018) Chronic amphetamine enhances visual input to and suppresses visual output from the superior colliculus in withdrawal. Neuropharmacology, 138, 118-129. View this article in WRRO
• Turner A, Stramek A, Kraev I, Stewarts M, Overton PG & Dommett E (2018) Repeated intermittent oral amphetamine administration results in locomotor tolerance not sensitization. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 32(8), 949-954. View this article in WRRO
• Turner A, Stramek A, Kraev I, Stewart M, Overton PG & Dommett E (2018) Chronic amphetamine treatment affects collicular-dependent behaviour. Behavioural Brain Research, 343. View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M, Overton PG & Stafford T (2018) The relationship between ADHD traits and sensory sensitivity in the general population. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 80, 179-185. View this article in WRRO
• Azlan HA, Overton PG, Simpson J & Powell PA (2017) Effect of Partners' Disgust Responses on Psychological Wellbeing in Cancer Patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 24(3-4), 355-364.
• Panagiotidi M, Overton PG & Stafford T (2017) Multisensory integration and ADHD-like traits: Evidence for an abnormal temporal integration window in ADHD. Acta Psychologica, 181, 10-17. View this article in WRRO
• Hetherington L, Dommett E, Turner A, Riley T, Haensel J & Overton PG (2017) Effect of methylphenidate on visual responses in the superior colliculus in the anaesthetised rat: role of cortical activation. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 31(10), 1347-1361. View this article in WRRO
• Buxton D, Bracci E, Overton PG & Gurney K (2017) Striatal neuropeptides enhance selection and rejection of sequential actions. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 11. View this article in WRRO
• Veltri T, Taroyan N & Overton PG (2017) Nicotine enhances an auditory Event-Related Potential component which is inversely related to habituation. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 31(7), 861-872. View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M, Overton P & Stafford T (2017) Increased microsaccade rate in individuals with ADHD traits. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 10(1). View this article in WRRO
• Panagiotidi M, Overton PG & Stafford T (2017) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-like traits and distractibility in the visual periphery. Perception, 46(6), 665-678. View this article in WRRO
• Azlan HA, Overton PG, Simpson J & Powell PA (2017) Differential disgust responding in people with cancer and implications for psychological wellbeing. Psychology and Health, 32(1), 19-37. View this article in WRRO
• Garlovsky JK, Overton PG & Simpson J (2016) Psychological Predictors of Anxiety and Depression in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72(10), 979-998. View this article in WRRO
• Garlovsky JK, Simpson J, Grunewald RA & Overton PG (2016) Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s disease: predominant role of psychological determinants. Psychology & Health, 31(12), 1391-1414. View this article in WRRO
• Powell PA, Azlan HA, Simpson J & Overton PG (2016) The effect of disgust-related side-effects on symptoms of depression and anxiety in people treated for cancer: a moderated mediation model. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39(4), 560-573. View this article in WRRO
• Brace LR, Kraev I, Rostron CL, Stewart MG, Overton PG & Dommett EJ (2015) Auditory responses in a rodent model of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Brain Research, 1629, 10-25.
• Brace LR, Kraev I, Rostron CL, Stewart MG, Overton PG & Dommett EJ (2015) Altered visual processing in a rodent model of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Neuroscience, 303, 364-377.
• Powell PA, Simpson J & Overton PG (2015) Self-affirming trait kindness regulates disgust toward one's physical appearance. Body Image, 12, 98-107.
• Overton PG, Vautrelle N & Redgrave P (2014) Sensory regulation of dopaminergic cell activity: Phenomenology, circuitry and function. Neuroscience, 282, 1-12. View this article in WRRO
• Harris S, Boorman L, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Ma H, Zhao M, Overton PG, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2014) Contralateral dissociation between neural activity and cerebral blood volume during recurrent acute focal neocortical seizures. Epilepsia, 55(9), 1423-1430. View this article in WRRO
• Harris S, Ma H, Zhao M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Kennerley A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Overton PG, Berwick J & Schwartz TH (2014) Coupling between gamma-band power and cerebral blood volume during recurrent acute neocortical seizures.. Neuroimage, 97, 62-70. View this article in WRRO
• Clements KM, Devonshire IM, Reynolds JNJ & Overton PG (2014) Enhanced visual responses in the superior colliculus in an animal model of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and their suppression by d-amphetamine. Neuroscience, 274, 289-298.
• Bertram C, Dahan L, Boorman LW, Harris S, Vautrelle N, Leriche M, Redgrave P & Overton PG (2014) Cortical regulation of dopaminergic neurons: role of the midbrain superior colliculus.. J Neurophysiol, 111(4), 755-767.
• Powell PA, Overton PG & Simpson J (2013) The Revolting Self: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Self-Disgust in Females With Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Clinical Psychology.
• Rolland M, Carcenac C, Overton PG, Savasta M & Coizet V (2013) ENHANCED VISUAL RESPONSES IN THE SUPERIOR COLLICULUS AND SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS IN AN ANIMAL MODEL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE. NEUROSCIENCE, 252, 277-288.
• Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Boorman L, Overton PG, Ma H, Zhao M, Schwartz TH & Berwick J (2013) The effects of focal epileptic activity on regional sensory-evoked neurovascular coupling and postictal modulation of bilateral sensory processing.. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 33(10), 1595-1604.
• Powell PA, Simpson J & Overton PG (2013) When disgust leads to dysphoria: a three-wave longitudinal study assessing the temporal relationship between self-disgust and depressive symptoms.. Cogn Emot, 27(5), 900-913.
• Clements KM, Smith LM, Reynolds JNJ, Overton PG, Thomas JD & Napper RM (2012) Early Postnatal Ethanol Exposure: Glutamatergic Excitotoxic Cell Death During Acute Withdrawal. Neurophysiology, 1-11.
• Delaney M, Leroi I, Simpson J & Overton PG (2012) Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease: A Psychosocial Perspective. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 1-9.
• Comoli E, Das Neves Favaro P, Vautrelle N, Leriche M, Overton PG & Redgrave P (2012) Segregated anatomical input to sub-regions of the rodent superior colliculus associated with approach and defense.. Front Neuroanat, 6, 9.
• Devonshire IM, Papadakis NG, Port M, Berwick J, Kennerley AJ, Mayhew JEW & Overton PG (2012) Neurovascular coupling is brain region-dependent.. Neuroimage, 59(3), 1997-2006.
• Lepora NF, Overton PG & Gurney K (2012) Efficient fitting of conductance-based model neurons from somatic current clamp.. J Comput Neurosci, 32(1), 1-24.
• Siegal M, Fadda R & Overton PG (2011) Contamination sensitivity and the development of disease-avoidant behaviour.. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 366(1583), 3427-3432.
• Lepora NF, Blomeley CP, Hoyland D, Bracci E, Overton PG & Gurney K (2011) A simple method for characterizing passive and active neuronal properties: application to striatal neurons.. Eur J Neurosci, 34(9), 1390-1405.
• Simpson J, Hillman R, Crawford T & Overton PG (2010) Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms. MOTIV EMOTION, 34(4), 399-406.
• Coizet V, Dommett EJ, Klop EM, Redgrave P & Overton PG (2010) The parabrachial nucleus is a critical link in the transmission of short latency nociceptive information to midbrain dopaminergic neurons.. Neuroscience, 168(1), 263-272.
• Simpson J, Hillman R, Crawford T & Overton PG (2010) Self-esteem and self-disgust both mediate the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptoms. Motivation and Emotion, 1-8.
• Redgrave P, Coizet V, Comoli E, McHaffie JG, Leriche M, Vautrelle N, Hayes LM & Overton P (2010) Interactions between the Midbrain Superior Colliculus and the Basal Ganglia.. Front Neuroanat, 4.
• Dommett EJ, Overton PG & Greenfield SA (2009) DRUG THERAPIES FOR ATTENTIONAL DISORDERS ALTER THE SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO IN THE SUPERIOR COLLICULUS. NEUROSCIENCE, 164(3), 1369-1376.
• Coizet V, Graham JH, Moss J, Bolam JP, Savasta M, McHaffie JG, Redgrave P & Overton PG (2009) Short-latency visual input to the subthalamic nucleus is provided by the midbrain superior colliculus.. J Neurosci, 29(17), 5701-5709.
• Overton PG & Devonshire IM (2008) Cocaine facilitates craving via an action on sensory processing. Bioscience Hypotheses, 1(2), 70-77.
• Gowan JD, Coizet V, Devonshire IM & Overton PG (2008) D-amphetamine depresses visual responses in the rat superior colliculus: a possible mechanism for amphetamine-induced decreases in distractibility.. J Neural Transm (Vienna), 115(3), 377-387.
• Overton PG (2008) Collicular dysfunction in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.. Med Hypotheses, 70(6), 1121-1127.
• Overton PG, Markland FE, Taggart HS, Bagshaw GL & Simpson J (2008) Self-disgust mediates the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and depressive symptomatology.. Emotion, 8(3), 379-385.
• Devonshire IM, Mayhew JEW & Overton PG (2007) Cocaine preferentially enhances sensory processing in the upper layers of the primary sensory cortex.. Neuroscience, 146(2), 841-851.
• Simpson J, Anthony SH, Schmeer S & Overton PG (2007) Food-related contextual factors substantially modify the disgust response. FOOD QUAL PREFER, 18(2), 183-189.
• Coizet V, Overton PG & Redgrave P (2007) Collateralization of the tectonigral projection with other major output pathways of superior colliculus in the rat.. J Comp Neurol, 500(6), 1034-1049.
• Dommett EJ, Simpson J, Clark D & Overton PG (2007) Identification of an excitatory amino acid-mediated component of the ventral tegmental area local field potential response to medial prefrontal cortex stimulation: effect of acute d-amphetamine.. J Neural Transm (Vienna), 114(2), 161-172.
• Simpson J, Carter S, Anthony SH & Overton PG (2006) Is disgust a homogeneous emotion?. MOTIV EMOTION, 30(1), 31-41.
• Coizet V, Dommett EJ, Redgrave P & Overton PG (2006) Nociceptive responses of midbrain dopaminergic neurones are modulated by the superior colliculus in the rat.. Neuroscience, 139(4), 1479-1493.
• McHaffie JG, Jiang H, May PJ, Coizet V, Overton PG, Stein BE & Redgrave P (2006) A direct projection from superior colliculus to substantia nigra pars compacta in the cat.. Neuroscience, 138(1), 221-234.
• Aked J, Coizet V, Clark D & Overton PG (2005) Local injection of a glutamate uptake inhibitor into the ventral tegmental area produces sensitization to the behavioural effects of d-amphetamine.. Neuroscience, 134(2), 361-367.
• Dommett E, Coizet V, Blaha CD, Martindale J, Lefebvre V, Walton N, Mayhew JEW, Overton PG & Redgrave P (2005) How visual stimuli activate dopaminergic neurons at short latency.. Science, 307(5714), 1476-1479.
• Berwick J, Devonshire IM, Martindale AJ, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Kennerley AJ, Overton PG & Mayhew JEW (2005) Cocaine administration produces a protracted decoupling of neural and haemodynamic responses to intense sensory stimuli.. Neuroscience, 132(2), 361-374.
• Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Jones M, Martindale J, Johnston D, Overton PG & Mayhew JEW (2004) Haemodynamic responses to sensory stimulation are enhanced following acute cocaine administration.. Neuroimage, 22(4), 1744-1753.
• Gurney KN & Overton PG (2004) A model of short and long range selective processing in neostriatum. NEUROCOMPUTING, 58-60, 555-562.
• Comoli E, Coizet V, Boyes J, Bolam JP, Canteras NS, Quirk RH, Overton PG & Redgrave P (2003) A direct projection from superior colliculus to substantia nigra for detecting salient visual events.. Nat Neurosci, 6(9), 974-980.
• Overton PG, Marrow LP, Brain PF & Clark D (2000) Certain clinically-utilized antibiotics enhance the behavioural effects of cocaine.. Addict Biol, 5(3), 283-288.
• Overton PG, Lokwan SJ, Berry MS & Clark D (2000) D-Amphetamine potentiates muscimol-induced disinhibition of A10 dopaminergic neurons in the rat.. J Neural Transm (Vienna), 107(12), 1381-1391.
• Lokwan SJ, Overton PG, Berry MS & Clark D (2000) The medial prefrontal cortex plays an important role in the excitation of A10 dopaminergic neurons following intravenous muscimol administration.. Neuroscience, 95(3), 647-656.
• Marrow L, Statham A, Overton PG, Brain PF & Clark D (1999) The corticosteroid synthesis inhibitor metyrapone markedly enhances the behavioural effects of d-amphetamine.. Addict Biol, 4(1), 89-92.
• Marrow LP, Overton PG, Brain PF & Clark D (1999) Encounters with aggressive conspecifics enhance the locomotor-activating effects of cocaine in the rat.. Addict Biol, 4(4), 437-441.
• Lokwan SJ, Overton PG, Berry MS & Clark D (1999) Stimulation of the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus in the rat produces burst firing in A9 dopaminergic neurons.. Neuroscience, 92(1), 245-254.
• Overton PG, Richards CD, Berry MS & Clark D (1999) Long-term potentiation at excitatory amino acid synapses on midbrain dopamine neurons.. Neuroreport, 10(2), 221-226.
• Marrow LP, Overton PG & Brain PF (1999) A re-evaluation of social defeat as an animal model of depression. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 13, 115-121.
• Clark D & Overton PG (1998) Alterations in excitatory amino acid-mediated regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neurones induced by chronic psychostimulant administration and stress: relevance to behavioural sensitization and drug addiction. ADDICT BIOL, 3(2), 109-135.
• Tong ZY, Overton PG, Martinez-Cué C & Clark D (1998) Do non-dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area play a role in the responses elicited in A10 dopaminergic neurons by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex?. Exp Brain Res, 118(4), 466-476.
• Overton PG & Clark D (1997) Burst firing in midbrain dopaminergic neurons.. Brain Res Brain Res Rev, 25(3), 312-334.
• Tong ZY, Overton PG & Clark D (1996) Stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in the rat induces patterns of activity in midbrain dopaminergic neurons which resemble natural burst events.. Synapse, 22(3), 195-208.
• Tong ZY, Overton PG & Clark D (1996) Antagonism of NMDA receptors but not AMPA/kainate receptors blocks bursting in dopaminergic neurons induced by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex.. J Neural Transm (Vienna), 103(8-9), 889-904.
• Overton PG, Tong ZY & Clark D (1996) A pharmacological analysis of the burst events induced in midbrain dopaminergic neurons by electrical stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in the rat.. J Neural Transm (Vienna), 103(5), 523-540.
• Overton PG, Tong ZY, Brain PF & Clark D (1996) Preferential occupation of mineralocorticoid receptors by corticosterone enhances glutamate-induced burst firing in rat midbrain dopaminergic neurons.. Brain Res, 737(1-2), 146-154.
• Overton PG, O'Callaghan JF & Greenfield SA (1995) Possible intermixing of neurons from the subthalamic nucleus and substantia nigra pars compacta in the guinea-pig.. Exp Brain Res, 107(2), 151-165.
• Tong ZY, Overton PG & Clark D (1995) Chronic administration of (+)-amphetamine alters the reactivity of midbrain dopaminergic neurons to prefrontal cortex stimulation in the rat.. Brain Res, 674(1), 63-74.
• Overton PG & Greenfield SA (1995) Determinants of neuronal firing pattern in the guinea-pig subthalamic nucleus: An in vivo and in vitro comparison.. Journal of Neural Transmission, 10, 41-54.
• Marrow L, Overton P & Clark D (1993) Disruption of conditioned reaction time performance by dopamine receptor antagonists in the rat.. Behav Pharmacol, 4(1), 15-28.
• Overton P & Clark D (1992) Iontophoretically administered drugs acting at the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulate burst firing in A9 dopamine neurons in the rat.. Synapse, 10(2), 131-140.
• Overton P, Elliott PJ, Hagan RM & Clark D (1992) Neurokinin agonists differentially affect A9 and A10 dopamine cells in the rat.. Eur J Pharmacol, 213(1), 165-166.
• Overton P & Clark D (1992) Electrophysiological evidence that intrastriatally administered N-methyl-D-aspartate augments striatal dopamine tone in the rat.. J Neural Transm Park Dis Dement Sect, 4(1), 1-14.
• MARROW L, OVERTON P & CLARK D (1992) AMELIORATION OF SOME NEUROLEPTIC-INDUCED DEFICITS BY THE NMDA ANTAGONIST MK-801 IN A CONDITIONED REACTION-TIME-TASK. BEHAV PHARMACOL, 3(1), 57-64.
• Redgrave P, Simkins M, overton P & Dean P (1992) Anticonvulsant role of nigrotectal projection in the maximal electroshock model of epilepsy--I. Mapping of dorsal midbrain with bicuculline.. Neuroscience, 46(2), 379-390.
• Overton P & Clark D (1991) N-methyl-D-aspartate increases the excitability of nigrostriatal dopamine terminals.. Eur J Pharmacol, 201(1), 117-120.
• Overton P & Dean P (1988) Detection of visual stimuli after lesions of the superior colliculus in the rat; deficit not confined to the far periphery.. Behav Brain Res, 31(1), 1-15.
• Overton P, Dean P & Redgrave P (1985) Detection of visual stimuli in far periphery by rats: possible role of superior colliculus.. Exp Brain Res, 59(3), 559-569.
• Overton P, Dommett E, Chen T, Tawfig A-M & Fahmy L () Investigating the relationship between study-related factors and neurodivergent traits in undergraduate university students: an exploratory study. Neurodiversity.
• Overton P, Dommett E, Panagiotidi M & Malaj A () Altered relationship between microsaccades and inattention in ADHD and the effects of stimulant medication. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
• Overton P, Jackson E & Riley T () The effect of 5-hydroxytryptophan, a serotonin precursor, on adults with high levels of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder traits: A randomised, controlled trial.. PLoS ONE.
• Overton P, Luo J, Wu Y, Huang H, Xu G, Qi Y, Shao W, Zheng Y & He F () Comparing ADHD Symptom Network Structure in Chinese Youth with ADHD: ADHD Alone vs. ADHD with Comorbidities. Psychiatry Research.
• Overton P & Varbanov V () Visual Orientation Discrimination in Adults With ADHD and ASD: The Differential Impact of Clinical Diagnosis and Trait Severity. Frontiers in Psychiatry.
• Overton P, Luo J, Wen S, Wu Y, Huang H, Gaoyang X, Yanjie Q, Yi Z & Fan H () A Network Analysis of ADHD and ASD Symptoms in Chinese Children: Insights on Age and Gender Differences. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.
• Overton P, Adkin K, Thompson A & Moses J () Unhelpful social media use? Investigating the role of upwards comparisons and self-compassion on stigma in people with acne. Frontiers in Medicine.
• Gibson F, Overton P, Smulders T, Schultz S, Eglen S, Ingram C, Panzeri S, Bream P, Whittington M, Sernagor E , Cunningham M et al () Minimum Information about a Neuroscience Investigation (MINI): Electrophysiology. Nature Precedings.

Datasets

• Aristotelidou V, Vivas A & Overton P Frontal lobe-related cognition in the context of self-disgust..
• Overton P, Powell P & Baiju S Inducing age-related disgust increases negative attitudes towards the elderly.
• Varbanov V & Overton P Participants scores on ADHD/ASD/Anxiety/Sensory processing questionnaires collected through Qualtrics.
• Jackson E, Overton P & Riley T 5-hydroxytryptophan, a serotonin precursor, as a novel treatment for adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A randomised, double-blind trial..
• Varbanov V & Overton P Data sets and coding scripts for research on sensory processing in ADHD and ASD.

Preprints

• VARBANOV V, Overton P & Stafford T (2024) Sub-clinical traits of ADHD and ASD have similar effects on orientation sensitivity but those effects result from different underlying causes, Center for Open Science.
• VARBANOV V, Overton P & Stafford T (2022) ADHD and ASD are indirectly associated with sensory changes through anxiety, Center for Open Science.