However, this appears less likely since animal studies show that the rewarding properties of rewards without caloric content, such as cocaine, amphetamine, and nicotine, are attenuated by GHS‐R1A antagonist treatment (Jerlhag and Engel, 2011; Jerlhag et al., 2010).
The nucleus accumbens (NAc) is an important component of circuitry that underlies reward related behaviors and the rewarding properties of drugs of abuse.
The investigators analyzed three brain regions involved in a brain system called the mesocorticolimbic reward pathway, which is involved in mediating the rewarding properties of alcohol and other drugs.
Although this principle holds also for reward, the crucial acquisition of reward for survival would be aided by the capacity to detect objects whose rewarding properties may not be immediately apparent.
We also compared the rewarding properties of one ejaculation and a morphine injection.
Furthermore, we investigated the rewarding properties of morphine in mice lacking PKCγ gene.
It was hypothesised that individuals sensitive to the rewarding properties of palatable foods, and associated stimuli, would show elevated consumption.
The present study was designed to compare the rewarding properties of paced mating and a morphine injection.
As high doses of KOR agonists can generate an aversive state, we hypothesized that endogenous dynorphin may regulate ethanol intake by interfering with the rewarding properties of ethanol.
These data indicate that MACHP and MAOP may have rewarding properties, which might be attributed to their ability to affect the dopaminergic activity.
Blockade of dopamine D2-like receptors with raclopride specifically prevented the effects of stress without affecting the rewarding properties of cocaine.
