Orexin/hypocretin (Orx/Hcrt) transmission and drug-seeking behavior: Is the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) part of the drug seeking circuitry?

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue OCTOBER 2012, 2012, Pages 1-28

  Martin Fardon, Rémi ^a   Boutrel, Benjamin ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug seeking behavior; Hypocretin; Natural reward; Orexin; Paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus

Indexed keywords

OREXIN; OREXIN A; OREXIN B;

APPETITE; AROUSAL; BRAIN REGION; COMPULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALADJUSTMENT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RELAPSE; REVIEW; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84868149872     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2012.00075     Document Type: Review

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