Behavioural assessment of drug reinforcement and addictive features in rodents: an overview
C Sanchis‐Segura, R Spanagel - Addiction biology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Some psychoactive drugs are abused because of their ability to act as reinforcers. As a
consequence behavioural patterns (such as drug‐seeking/drug‐taking behaviours) are …
consequence behavioural patterns (such as drug‐seeking/drug‐taking behaviours) are …
Individual variation in the motivational properties of cocaine
BT Saunders, TE Robinson - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2011 - nature.com
Cues in the environment associated with drug use draw the attention of addicts, elicit
approach, and motivate drug-seeking and drug-taking behavior, making abstinence difficult …
approach, and motivate drug-seeking and drug-taking behavior, making abstinence difficult …
Game theory and neural basis of social decision making
D Lee - Nature neuroscience, 2008 - nature.com
Decision making in a social group has two distinguishing features. First, humans and other
animals routinely alter their behavior in response to changes in their physical and social …
animals routinely alter their behavior in response to changes in their physical and social …
Psychedelics reopen the social reward learning critical period
R Nardou, E Sawyer, YJ Song, M Wilkinson… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Psychedelics are a broad class of drugs defined by their ability to induce an altered state of
consciousness,. These drugs have been used for millennia in both spiritual and medicinal …
consciousness,. These drugs have been used for millennia in both spiritual and medicinal …
Nonhuman animal models of substance use disorders: Translational value and utility to basic science
MA Smith - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recently released a
Request for Information (RFI) soliciting comments on nonhuman animal models of …
Request for Information (RFI) soliciting comments on nonhuman animal models of …
Activity of striatal neurons reflects social action and own reward
R Báez-Mendoza, CJ Harris… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Social interactions provide agents with the opportunity to earn higher benefits than when
acting alone and contribute to evolutionary stable strategies. A basic requirement for …
acting alone and contribute to evolutionary stable strategies. A basic requirement for …
Prosocial choice in rats depends on food-seeking behavior displayed by recipients
Animals often are prosocial, displaying behaviors that result in a benefit to one another [1–
15] even in the absence of self-benefit [16–21](but see [22–25]). Several factors have been …
15] even in the absence of self-benefit [16–21](but see [22–25]). Several factors have been …
The neurochemistry of social reward during development: What have we learned from rodent models?
A Manduca, E Carbone, S Schiavi… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Social rewards are fundamental to survival and overall health. Several studies suggest that
adequate social stimuli during early life are critical for developing appropriate …
adequate social stimuli during early life are critical for developing appropriate …
Pair housing differentially affects motivation to self-administer cocaine in male and female rats
Female rats exhibit greater intake and motivation to self-administer cocaine. In females but
not males, isolation by itself is a stressor, which could lead to increased drug intake …
not males, isolation by itself is a stressor, which could lead to increased drug intake …
Role of oxytocin in the ventral tegmental area in social reinforcement
JM Borland, KN Grantham, LM Aiani, KJ Frantz… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
The rewarding properties of social interactions play a critical role in the development and
maintenance of social relationships, and deficits in social reward are associated with various …
maintenance of social relationships, and deficits in social reward are associated with various …