μ-opioid receptor system mediates reward processing in humans
μ-opioid signalling has a known role in the response to various rewarding stimuli, including pleasant foods. Here, Nummenmaa et al. show using PET and fMRI that individual differences in brain μ-opioid receptor density predict the strength of the neural response to highly palatable foods in humans
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03848-y |