Cortisol administration induces global down-regulation of the brain's reward circuitry

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-42

  Montoya, Estrella R ^a   Bos, Peter A ^a,b   Terburg, David ^a,b   Rosenberger, Lisa A ^a   van Honk, Jack ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cortisol; Nucleus accumbens; Reward anticipation; Striatum

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONETARY INCENTIVE DELAY TASK; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REWARD; TASK PERFORMANCE; AFFECT; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN; DOWN-REGULATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NERVE NET; REWARD; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903696315     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.04.022     Document Type: Article

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