Bidirectional interactions between the circadian and reward systems: Is restricted food access a unique zeitgeber?

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1739-1748

  Webb, Ian C ^a   Baltazar, Ricardo M ^a   Lehman, Michael N ^a   Coolen, Lique M ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Diurnal; Dopamine; Palatable food; Restricted feeding

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTICIPATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEARNING; LIMBIC CORTEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOTIVATION; PHOTOPERIOD; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 70350747446     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06966.x     Document Type: Review

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