Assertion: l tyrosine | /r/CapableOf | shift the phasic/tonic ratio
Facets:
value: in favor of phasic activity
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In contrast, in subjects with suboptimal phasic dopamine activity (and presumably inefficient gating), L-tyrosine might shift the phasic/tonic ratio in favor of phasic activity, leading to a net increase in postsynaptic dopamine activity and thereby facilitating gate opening (see Jepma et al., 2016, for a similar account of a catecholaminergic manipulation in terms of shifting the phasic/tonic ratio of activity).