Affective neuroscience: Food 'wanting' hotspot in dorsal striatum

Lawrence, Andrew David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6705-2110 2012. Affective neuroscience: Food 'wanting' hotspot in dorsal striatum. Current Biology 22 (20) , R878-R880. 10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.031

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Abstract

New research has uncovered a micro-domain within dorsal neostriatum where enkephalin surges are triggered by the opportunity to consume tasty foods and where μ-opioid microinjections generate intense motivational ‘wanting’ to eat without enhancing food ‘liking’.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Psychology Research Institutes & Centres > Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHII)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0960-9822
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 11:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46865

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