CRF receptors in the nucleus accumbens modulate partner preference in prairie voles (2007)

Horm Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC Dec 10, 2007. Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. Apr 2007; 51(4): 508–515. Published online Jan 27, 2007. doi:  10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.01.006 PMCID: PMC2128037 NIHMSID: NIHMS22254 Miranda M. Lim,1,4 Yan Liu,2 Andrey E. Ryabinin,3 Yaohui Bai,1 Zuoxin Wang,2 and Larry J. Young1 Author information ► Copyright and License […]

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Amphetamine alters behavior and mesocorticolimbic dopamine receptor expression in the monogamous female prairie vole (2011)

Brain Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC Jul 25, 2011. Published in final edited form as: Brain Res. Jan 7, 2011; 1367: 213–222. Published online Oct 8, 2010. doi:  10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.109 PMCID: PMC3143067 NIHMSID: NIHMS312646 Kimberly A. Young,a,b Yan Liu,a,b Kyle L. Gobrogge,a,b David M. Dietz,b,c Hui Wang,a,b,c Mohamed Kabbaj,b,c and Zuoxin Wanga,b,* Author information ► […]

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Social bonding decreases the rewarding properties of amphetamine through a dopamine D1 receptor mediated mechanism (2011)

J Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC Dec 1, 2011. Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. Jun 1, 2011; 31(22): 7960–7966. doi:  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1006-11.2011 PMCID: PMC3114880 NIHMSID: NIHMS300918 Yan Liu,1,2 Kimberly A Young,1,2 J Thomas Curtis,3 Brandon J Aragona,4 and Zuoxin Wang2,5 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]

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That fucking gross and weird shit I learned to get off to has become weird and gross again

So where to begin this timeless, touching redemption story of a relationship between a man and his penis? Well a good start would be how yesterday someone commented on how much weight I had lost recently, and yet don’t seemed drained. If anything I have more energy and seem to have a glow on my […]

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Facilitation of sexual behavior and enhanced dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens of male rats after D-amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization (1999)

NOTE – contains several graphs. J Neurosci. 1999 Jan 1;19(1):456-63. Fiorino DF1, Phillips AG. FULL TEXT – PDF Abstract Behavioral sensitization caused by repeated and intermittent administration of psychostimulants, such as cocaine and D-amphetamine, is accompanied by enhanced function in limbic-motor circuitry that is involved in the generation of motivated behavior. The present microdialysis study […]

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Striatal ups and downs: Their roles in vulnerability to addictions in humans (2013)

COMMENTS:  Review going through science of how both sensitization and desensitization coexist in an addicted individual. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 1, 2014. Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Nov 2013; 37(0): 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.01.018. Published online Jan 16, 2013. doi:  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.01.018 PMCID: PMC3743927 NIHMSID: NIHMS436830 Marco Leytona,** and Paul […]

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Positron emission tomography imaging studies of dopamine receptors in primate models of addiction (2008)

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. Oct 12, 2008; 363(1507): 3223–3232. Published online Jul 18, 2008. doi:  10.1098/rstb.2008.0092 PMCID: PMC2607324 Michael A Nader,* Paul W Czoty, Robert W Gould, and Natallia V Riddick Author information ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: […]

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Fronto-striatal dysregulation in drug addiction and pathological gambling: Consistent inconsistencies? (2013)

Neuroimage Clin. 2013; 2: 385–393. Published online Mar 5, 2013. doi:  10.1016/j.nicl.2013.02.005 PMCID: PMC3777686 Eve H. Limbrick-Oldfield,a, Ruth J. van Holst,a,b and Luke Clarka Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Alterations in appetitive processing are central to […]

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Striatal dopamine D2 receptor availability predicts the thalamic and medial prefrontal responses to reward in cocaine abusers three years later (2010)

Synapse. Author manuscript; available in PMC May 1, 2011. Published in final edited form as: Synapse. May 2010; 64(5): 397–402. doi:  10.1002/syn.20741 PMCID: PMC2840182 NIHMSID: NIHMS143048 Samuel Asensio,1 Maria J. Romero,1 Francisco J. Romero,1 Christopher Wong,2 Nelly Alia-Klein,2 Dardo Tomasi,2 Gene-Jack Wang,2 Frank Telang,2 Nora D. Volkow,3 and Rita Z. Goldstein2 Author information ► Copyright […]

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Differences in D2 dopamine receptor availability and reaction to novelty in socially housed male monkeys during abstinence from cocaine (2010)

COMMENTS: Demonstrates that animals who are dominant have higher levels of D2 receptors, and take longer before investigating a novel item placed in their cage. In humans, dominance translates to feeling good about yourself and your life. Less attracted to novelty means less likely to become addicted and feeling satisfied with what you have. Psychopharmacology […]

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