A review of gambling disorder and substance use disorders (2016)

Authors Rash CJ, Weinstock J, Van Patten R Received 18 September 2015 Accepted for publication 22 December 2015 Published 17 March 2016 Volume 2016:7 Pages 3—13 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S83460 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single-blind Peer reviewers approved by Dr Thomas F. Hilton Peer reviewer comments 3 Editor who approved publication: Dr Li-Tzy Wu Carla […]

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Long-lasting deficits in hedonic and nucleus accumbens reactivity to sweet rewards by sugar overconsumption during adolescence (2016)

Eur J Neurosci. 2016 Mar;43(5):671-80. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13149. Epub 2016 Jan 13. Naneix F1,2, Darlot F1,2, Coutureau E1,2, Cador M1,2. Abstract Adolescence is a critical period characterized by major neurobiological changes. Chronic stimulation of the reward system might constitute an important factor in vulnerability to pathological development. In spite of the dramatic increase in the consumption […]

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Adolescent neurobiological susceptibility to social context (2016)

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Volume 19, June 2016, Pages 1–18 Roberta A. Schribera, , , Amanda E. Guyera, b, ,  Show more doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2015.12.009 Highlights • We propose a framework, adolescent neurobiological susceptibility to social context. • This framework pivots about brain-based individual differences in social sensitivity. • Adolescent brain indices may moderate the effect of social […]

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Effect of Orexin A antagonist (SB-334867) infusion into the nucleus accumbens on consummatory behavior and alcohol preference in Wistar rats (2016)

Indian J Pharmacol. 2016 Jan-Feb; 48(1): 53–58. doi:  10.4103/0253-7613.174528 PMCID: PMC4778208 Santosh Mayannavar, K. S. Rashmi, Yalla Durga Rao,1 Saraswati Yadav, and B. Ganaraja Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ►   Go to: Abstract Objective: Nucleus accumbens (NAcc) has a role in addiction and ingestive behavior. In order to assess […]

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Ventral Tegmental Area Afferents and Drug-Dependent Behaviors (2016)

Front. Psychiatry, 07 March 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00030 Idaira Oliva and Matthew J. Wanat* Department of Biology, Neurosciences Institute, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA Drug-related behaviors in both humans and rodents are commonly thought to arise from aberrant learning processes. Preclinical studies demonstrate that the acquisition and expression of many drug-dependent […]

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What Matters: Quantity or Quality of Pornography Use? Psychological and Behavioral Factors of Seeking Treatment for Problematic Pornography Use (2016)

COMMENTS: This study said it was the first to examine the associations between the amount of porn use, negative symptoms (as assessed by the Sexual Addiction Screening Test-Revised SAST-R), and other factors in individuals seeking treatment for problematic porn use. That study also surveyed non-treatment seeking porn users. As with other studies frequency of porn […]

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