The role of opioid processes in reward and decision-making

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 449-459

  Laurent, Vincent ^a   Morse, Ashleigh K ^a   Balleine, Bernard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; IFENPRODIL; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NALTRINDOLE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION TEST; CORPUS STRIATUM; DECISION MAKING; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONALITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INCENTIVE LEARNING; INSULA; INTERNEURON; LEARNING; LICKING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PALATABILITY; PAVLOVIAN INSTRUMENTAL TRANSFER; PREDICTIVE LEARNING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; REWARD; TASTE; TRAINING; VALUE BASED CHOICE; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; LEARNING; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; REWARD; TASTE;

EID: 84917695371     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bph.12818     Document Type: Review

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