The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is located in the ventromedial portion of the striatum and is
vital to valence-based predictions and motivated action. The neural architecture of the NAc …

This paper is the forty-second consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

A two-neuron model of ventral tegmental area (VTA) opioid function classically involves VTA
GABA neuron regulation of VTA dopamine neurons via a mu-opioid receptor dependent …

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing has been developing quickly in recent years, while its
in vivo application is still in the infancy. The complexity of biological environments poses a …

A major obstacle in treating opioid use disorder is the persistence of drug seeking or craving
during periods of abstinence, which is believed to contribute to relapse. Dopamine …

Opioid receptors are expressed throughout the brain and play a major role in regulating
striatal dopamine (DA) release. Clinical studies have shown that naloxone (NAL, a …

Animals and humans are motivated to consume high-fat, high-calorie foods by cues
predicting such foods. The neural mechanisms underlying this effect are not well …

Ivermectin (IVM) is a commonly prescribed antiparasitic treatment with pharmacological
effects on invertebrate glutamate ion channels resulting in paralysis and death of …

Background: Medicinal plants have revealed much attention as an alternative or
complementary treatment for opioid withdrawal syndrome. The current review collects all …

Background-subtracted fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) is an electrochemical method
that enables the monitoring of neurochemical dynamics in brain tissue with sub-second …