During the past 30 yr, investigating the physiology of eating behaviors has generated a truly
vast literature. This is fueled in part by a dramatic increase in obesity and its comorbidities …

The feeding process is required for basic life, influenced by environment cues and tightly
regulated according to demands of the internal milieu by regulatory brain circuits. Although …

Personality is associated with variation in all kinds of mental faculties, including affective,
social, executive, and memory functioning. The intrinsic dynamics of neural networks …

Hedonic hotspots are brain sites where particular neurochemical stimulations causally
amplify the hedonic impact of sensory rewards, such as “liking” for sweetness. Here, we …

Eating disorders (EDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) commonly co-occur, especially
in conjunction with affective syndromes, yet little is known about opiate abuse and ED …

Following a Pavlovian pairing procedure, alcohol-paired cues come to elicit behavioral
responses that lead to alcohol consumption. Here we used an optogenetic approach to …

In order to survive, an animal must adapt its behavioral priorities to accommodate changing
internal and external conditions. Hunger, a universally recognized interoceptive signal …

Many songbirds sing in non-reproductive contexts while in flocks. Singing in such
gregarious contexts is critical for maintaining and learning songs; however, song is not …

Compulsive eating behaviour is a transdiagnostic construct observed in certain forms of
obesity and eating disorders, as well as in the proposed construct of 'food addiction' …

Opioid use disorder (OUD) and HIV are comorbid epidemics that can increase depression.
HIV and the viral protein Tat can directly induce neuronal injury within reward and …