Pleasure is mediated by well-developed mesocorticolimbic circuitry and serves adaptive
functions. In affective disorders, anhedonia (lack of pleasure) or dysphoria (negative affect) …

The relationship between eating a healthy diet and positive health outcomes is well known;
nurturing healthy eating among children therefore has the potential to improve public health …

The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty,
pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched …

Affective neuroscience aims to understand how affect (pleasure or displeasure) is created by
brains. Progress is aided by recognizing that affect has both objective and subjective …

The pursuit of happiness is a preoccupation for many people. Yet only the pursuit can be
promised, not happiness itself. Can science help? We focus on the most tractable ingredient …

Sexual behavior is critical to species survival, yet comparatively little is known about the
neural mechanisms in the human brain. Here we systematically review the existing human …

Background How is happiness generated via brain function in lucky individuals who have
the good fortune to be happy? Conceptually, well-being or happiness has long been viewed …

The insular cortex of macaques has a wide spectrum of anatomical connections whose
distribution is related to its heterogeneous cytoarchitecture. Although there is evidence of a …

The sense of taste exists so that organisms can detect potential nutrients and toxins. Despite
the fact that this ability is of critical importance to all species there appear to be significant …

Across the lifespan, eating is a common everyday act driven by the search for pleasure and
reinforced by experienced pleasure. Pleasure is an innate indicator of the satisfaction of …