Neural basis of reward and craving - A homeostatic point of view

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-387

  Paulus, Martin P ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Insula; Interoception; Pleasure; Reward; Urge, craving

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORPUS STRIATUM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULA; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE CELL; REVIEW; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; REWARD;

EID: 38549111837     PISSN: 12948322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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