Endogenous opioid peptides within the nucleus accumbens are thought to mediate the
hedonic aspects of food intake, particularly foods such as fat and sugar. In view of evidence …

Previous research has demonstrated a dissociation of certain neural mediators that
contribute to the increased consumption of a high-fat diet that follows intra-accumbens (Acb) …

Endogenous opioid peptides within the nucleus accumbens, a forebrain site critical for the
regulation of reward-related behavior, are believed to play an important role in the control of …

When relatively sated, people (and rodents) are still easily tempted to consume calorie-
dense foods, particularly those containing fat and sugar. Consumption of such foods while …

The present study was designed to further investigate the nature of feeding induced by
opioid stimulation of the nucleus accumbens through an examination of the effects of intra …

Nucleus accumbens μ-opioid stimulation causes marked increases in the intake of highly
palatable foods, such as a high-fat diet. However, to date there has been little examination of …

Opioid signaling in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) regulates feeding behavior, having
particularly strong effects on consumption of highly palatable foods. Since macronutrient …

Infusion of a μ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonist into the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) drives
voracious food intake, an effect hypothesized to occur through increased tastant palatability …

Overindulgence in easily available energy-dense palatable foods is thought to be an
important factor in the current obesity epidemic but the underlying neural mechanisms are …

In rodents, food-predictive cues elicit eating in the absence of hunger (Weingarten, 1983).
This behavior is disrupted by the disconnection of amygdala pathways to the lateral …