What roles do mesolimbic and neostriatal dopamine systems play in reward? Do they
mediate the hedonic impact of rewarding stimuli? Do they mediate hedonic reward learning …

What we eat, when and how much, all are influenced by brain reward mechanisms that
generate “liking” and “wanting” for foods. As a corollary, dysfunction in reward circuits might …

Benzodiazepines have been in use for over half a century. While they remain highly
prescribed, their unfavorable side-effect profile and abuse liability motivated a search for …

Microdialysis studies in animals have shown that addictive drugs preferentially increase
extracellular dopamine (DA) in the n. accumbens (NAc). Brain imaging studies, while …

This study examines behavioral affective reactions elicited by tastes from eight newborn
human infants, and from 27 other infant or adult primates. Non-human primates belonged to …

Over the past few years, considerable attention has focused on cannabidiol (CBD), a major
nonpsychotropic constituent of cannabis. The authors present a review on the chemistry of …

The hedonic impact of taste is reflected in affective facial reactions made by human infants,
other primates, and even rats. Originally studied in human infants, affective reactions to taste …

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 …

Considerable evidence demonstrates that manipulation of the endocannabinoid system
regulates nausea and vomiting in humans and other animals. The anti‐emetic effect of …

The largest collection of basic, clinical, and applied knowledge on the chemical senses ever
compiled in one volume, the third edition of Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation …