Abstract Rationale Studies employing the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) demonstrated that
areas of the frontal cortex, including the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex …

Bart Hoebel has forged a view of an integrated neural network that mediates both natural
rewards and drug use. He pioneered the use of microdialysis, and also effectively used …

Mesencephalic dopamine-containing neurons that innervate limbic regions, notably nucleus
accumbens, are thought to be involved in the control of a variety of species-typical behaviors …

Rationale Drug and natural rewarding stimuli activate the mesolimbic dopaminergic system.
Both methamphetamine (Meth) and copulation to satiety importantly increase dopamine …

Dopamine in dialysate from the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) increases during sexual and
feeding behavior and after administration of drugs of abuse, even those that do not directly …

Pathological gambling (PG) is characterized by persistent, maladaptive gambling behavior,
which disrupts personal and professional life. Animal models of gambling behavior could …

Rationale. Stress interacts with cocaine to produce enhanced neurochemical and
behavioral responding to cocaine; however, few studies have examined unconditioned …

Abstract Contribution to Special Issue on Fast effects of steroids. Estradiol and progesterone
rapidly induce changes in dopaminergic signaling within the dorsal striatum and nucleus …

Rationale The influence of the main dopaminergic brain regions controlling copulation, the
medial preoptic area (mPOA) and the nucleus accumbens (NAcc), on male rat sexual …

Neonatal programming with sex hormones produces long-term functional changes in
various tissues, including the brain. Previously, we demonstrated a higher content of …