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Physiol Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 Jul 25. Published in final edited form as: Physiol Behav. 2011 Jul 25; 104(1): 149–156. Published online 2011 May 8. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.04.063 PMCID: PMC3304465 NIHMSID: NIHMS297622 Sarah L Parylak,a,b,c George F Koob,a,c and Eric P Zorrillaa,b,c,1 Abstract In drug addiction, the transition from casual drug use to […]
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Although many claim that men in most western countries live a rather privileged life, lthere is a stark and ongoing change in the quality of life that young men live. Men today are not like their fathers or grandfathers: They are more socially awkward and shy around women, consume more porn at a younger age, […]
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Obes Facts 2012;5:196–207DOI:10.1159/000338163 Nogueiras R. · Romero-Picó A. · Vazquez M.J. · Novelle M.G. · López M. · Diéguez C. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela – Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain Abstract Opioids are important in reward processes leading to addictive behavior such as self-administration […]
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Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2015 Nov;58:36-45. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.12.002. Morris MJ1, Beilharz JE2, Maniam J2, Reichelt AC3, Westbrook RF4. Abstract Changes in food composition and availability have contributed to the dramatic increase in obesity over the past 30-40 years in developed and, increasingly, in developing countries. The brain plays a critical role in regulating energy balance. Some […]
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