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Articles on Pleasure and Reward

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Affective Neuroscience Of Pleasure: Reward In Humans And Animals

Amygdalar And Prefrontal Pathways To The Lateral Hypothalamus Are Activated By A Learned Cue That Stimulates Eating

Baby Schema Modulates The Brain Reward System In Nulliparous Women

Cocaine Cues And Dopamine In Dorsal Striatum: Mechanism Of Craving In Cocaine Addiction

Decision Utility, The Brain, And Pursuit Of Hedonic Goals

Dissecting Components Of Reward: ‘liking’, ‘wanting’, And Learning

Duality Of Salience In Dopamine Neurons

Dynamic Computation Of Incentive Salience: “Wanting” What Was Never “Liked”

Hedonic Hot Spot In Nucleus Accumbens Shell: Where Do Mu-opioids Cause Increased Hedonic Impact Of Sweetness?

Hedonic Hot Spots In The Brain

Liking’ And ‘wanting’ Food Rewards: Brain Substrates And Roles In Eating Disorders

Motivational Salience: Amygdala Tuning From Traits, Needs, Values, And Goals

The Neurobiology Of Pleasure, Reward Processes, Addiction And Their Health Implications

The Neuroscience Of Pleasure. Focus On “Ventral Pallidum Firing Codes Hedonic Reward: When A Bad Taste Turns Good”

Pleasures Of The Brain

The Tempted Brain Eats: Pleasure And Desire Circuits In Obesity And Eating Disorders

Towards A Functional Neuroanatomy Of Pleasure And Happiness

Which Cue To “Want?” Central Amygdala Opioid Activation Enhances And Focuses Incentive Salience On A Prepotent Reward Cue

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