Hedonic processing in humans is mediated by an opioidergic mechanism in a mesocorticolimbic system

It has been hypothesized that the pleasure of a reward in humans is mediated by an opioidergic system involving the hypothalamus, nucleus accumbens and the amygdala. Importantly, enjoying the pleasure of a reward is distinct from incentive salience induced by cues predicting the reward. We investiga...

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Main Authors: Christian Buchel, Stephan Miedl, Christian Sprenger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/39648