State-dependent µ-opioid Modulation of Social Motivation – a model
Social mammals engage in affiliative interactions both when seeking relief from negative affect and when searching for pleasure and joy. These two motivational states are both modulated by µ-opioid transmission. The µ-opioid receptor (MOR) system in the brain mediates pain relief and reward behaviou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00430/full |