Dev Cogn Neurosci. 2015 Apr;12:74-85. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2014.12.003. Epub 2014 Dec 30. Larsen B1, Luna B2. Author information 1Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. Electronic address: [email protected]. 2Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Center for the Neural […]
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Brain Res Bull. 2009 Aug 14;79(6):388-95. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.05.016. Stoeckel LE1, Kim J, Weller RE, Cox JE, Cook EW 3rd, Horwitz B. Abstract Exaggerated reactivity to food cues in obese women appears to be mediated in part by a hyperactive reward system that includes the nucleus accumbens, amygdala, and orbitofrontal cortex. The present study used functional […]
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J Sex Med. 2011 Sep;8(9):2546-59. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02376.x. Bianchi-Demicheli F1, Cojan Y, Waber L, Recordon N, Vuilleumier P, Ortigue S. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Although there is an abundant debate regarding the mechanisms sustaining one of the most common sexual complaints among women, i.e., female hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), little remains known about the specific neural bases […]
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Addict Biol. 2012 Jan; 17(1): 95–107. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2010.00294.x PMCID: PMC3298643 Karolina P Skibicka, Caroline Hansson, Emil Egecioglu, and Suzanne L Dickson Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract The decision to eat is strongly influenced by non-homeostatic factors such as food […]
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Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Sep 1; 72(5): 347–353. Published online 2012 Mar 28. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.02.016 PMCID: PMC3388148 NIHMSID: NIHMS360457 Mario Perelló, Ph.D.1 and Jeffrey M. Zigman, M.D., Ph.D.2,3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Biol Psychiatry See other articles in PMC that cite […]
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Neuropharmacology. 2013 Oct;73:274-83. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.06.004. Epub 2013 Jun 14. Skibicka KP1, Shirazi RH, Rabasa-Papio C, Alvarez-Crespo M, Neuber C, Vogel H, Dickson SL. Highlights Intra-VTA ghrelin engages accumbal D1 and D2 receptors Food deprivation elevates food reward behavior via accumbal D1 and D2 receptors Food intake is unaffected by accumbal D1 and D2 manipulations. Food […]
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