ReviewPhysiology & behavior2014
Advances in the neurobiological bases for food 'liking' versus 'wanting'.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Ventral pallidal GABAergic neurons control hedonic feeding and obesity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Encoding opposing valences through frequency-dependent transmitter switching in single peptidergic neurons.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Self-reported food liking and wanting: A factor analytic study of ratings across 49 consecutive days.Appetite · 2024Article
- Associations of Triglycerides and Atherogenic Index of Plasma with Brain Structure in the Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Distinct cholinergic circuits underlie discrete effects of reward on attention.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Review
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD): Hope and Concern.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- The nucleus accumbens shell: a neural hub at the interface of homeostatic and hedonic feeding.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Role of mesolimbic cannabinoid receptor 1 in stress-driven increases in cocaine self-administration in male rats.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Sex- and Gender-Specific Drug Abuse Dynamics: The Need for Tailored Therapeutic Approaches.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- A computational analysis of mouse behavior in the sucrose preference test.Nature communications · 2023Article
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- Potential mechanisms and modulators of food intake during pregnancy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- Deep brain stimulation of the "medial forebrain bundle": sustained efficacy of antidepressant effect over years.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
The neural basis of food sensory pleasure has become an increasingly studied topic in neuroscience and psychology. Progress has been aided by the discovery of localized brain subregions called hedonic hotspots in the early 2000s, which are able to causally amplify positive affective reactions to palatable tastes ('liking') in response to particular neurochemical or neurobiological stimulations. Those hedonic mechanisms are at least partly distinct from larger mesocorticolimbic circuitry that generates the incentive motivation to eat ('wanting'). In this review, we aim to describe findings on these brain hedonic hotspots, especially in the nucleus accumbens and ventral pallidum, and discuss their role in generating food pleasure and appetite.
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