The role of motivation and reward neural systems in vocal communication in songbirds

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 194-209

  Riters, Lauren V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birdsong; Communication; Dopamine; Medial preoptic nucleus; Motivation; Opioids; Reward; Social behavior; Song control system; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; OPIATE;

DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; MEDIAL PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; REWARD; ROLE PLAYING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MOTIVATION; SINGING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SONGBIRD; UNDIRECTED SONG; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; VERTEBRATE; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRDS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84862317124     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2012.04.002     Document Type: Review

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