State-dependent μ-opioid modulation of social motivation

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue DEC, 2014, Pages

  Loseth, Guro E ^a   Ellingsen, Dan Mikael ^b   Leknes, Siri ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Affiliative behaviors; Opioids; OPRM1; Social comfort; Social reward; Social support; Social touch; opioid

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

AFFECT; ANALGESIA; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PLEASURE; PRIMATE; REVIEW; REWARD; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BONDING; SOCIAL MOTIVATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84917692562     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00430     Document Type: Review

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