Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10461426 Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2013 13 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Opioid and related hedonic hotspots in accumbens and ventral pallidum amplify food 'liking'. ► Larger striatal networks, including amygdala and neostriatum, generate 'wanting'. ► Accumbens shell amino acid and dopamine mechanisms of 'wanting' surprisingly also generate fear. ► Mesocorticolimbic activity transforms the value of previously learned memories, without new learning.
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