Evidence for opioid involvement in the motivation to sing

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-150

  Riters, Lauren V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Dopamine; Hedonics; Incentive salience; Reinforcement; Reward; Vocal communication

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN REGION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HERD; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEARNING; MAMMAL; MATING; MOTIVATION; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SINGING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SONGBIRD; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TERRITORIALITY; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PREOPTIC AREA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; REWARD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TESTOSTERONE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 75349105443     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.03.008     Document Type: Review

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