The dopamine motive system: implications for drug and food addiction

ND Volkow, RA Wise, R Baler - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Behaviours such as eating, copulating, defending oneself or taking addictive drugs begin
with a motivation to initiate the behaviour. Both this motivational drive and the behaviours …

Pathophysiological mechanisms implicated in postpartum depression

JL Payne, J Maguire - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
This review aims to summarize the diverse proposed pathophysiological mechanisms
contributing to postpartum depression, highlighting both clinical and basic science research …

Enhanced dopamine detection sensitivity by PEDOT/graphene oxide coating on in vivo carbon fiber electrodes

IM Taylor, EM Robbins, KA Catt, PA Cody… - Biosensors and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dopamine (DA) is a monoamine neurotransmitter responsible for regulating a variety of vital
life functions. In vivo detection of DA poses a challenge due to the low concentration and …

[HTML][HTML] Neurobiology of loneliness, isolation, and loss: Integrating human and animal perspectives

EM Vitale, AS Smith - Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In social species such as humans, non-human primates, and even many rodent species,
social interaction and the maintenance of social bonds are necessary for mental and …

[HTML][HTML] Social 'wanting'dysfunction in autism: neurobiological underpinnings and treatment implications

G Kohls, C Chevallier, V Troiani, RT Schultz - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Most behavioral training regimens in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) rely on reward-based
reinforcement strategies. Although proven to significantly increase both cognitive and social …

[图书][B] The parental brain: mechanisms, development, and evolution

M Numan - 2020 - books.google.com
The Parental Brain: Mechanisms, Development, and Evolution presents a comprehensive
analysis of how the brain regulates parental behavior in nonhuman animals and in humans …

[HTML][HTML] The nucleus accumbens as a nexus between values and goals in goal-directed behavior: a review and a new hypothesis

F Mannella, K Gurney, G Baldassarre - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Goal-directed behavior is a fundamental means by which animals can flexibly solve the
challenges posed by variable external and internal conditions. Recently, the processes and …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic interferon-α decreases dopamine 2 receptor binding and striatal dopamine release in association with anhedonia-like behavior in nonhuman …

JC Felger, J Mun, HL Kimmel, JA Nye… - …, 2013 - nature.com
Neuroimaging studies in humans have demonstrated that inflammatory cytokines target
basal ganglia function and presynaptic dopamine (DA), leading to symptoms of depression …

The maternal brain: Region‐specific patterns of brain aging are traceable decades after childbirth

AMG de Lange, C Barth, T Kaufmann… - Human brain …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pregnancy involves maternal brain adaptations, but little is known about how parity
influences women's brain aging trajectories later in life. In this study, we replicated previous …

The nucleus accumbens is involved in both the pursuit of social reward and the avoidance of social punishment

G Kohls, MT Perino, JM Taylor, EN Madva, SJ Cayless… - Neuropsychologia, 2013 - Elsevier
Human social motivation is characterized by the pursuit of social reward and the avoidance
of social punishment. The ventral striatum/nucleus accumbens (VS/Nacc), in particular, has …