Variation in Oxytocin Receptor Density in the Nucleus Accumbens has Differential Effects on Affiliative Behaviors in Monogamous and Polygamous Voles (2009)

J Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC Oct 27, 2009. Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. Feb 4, 2009; 29(5): 1312–1318. doi:  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5039-08.2009 PMCID: PMC2768419 NIHMSID: NIHMS93410 Heather E. Ross,1 Sara M. Freeman,1 Lauren L. Spiegel,1 Xianghui Ren,2 Ernest F. Terwilliger,2 and Larry J. Young1,3 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► […]

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The role of mesocorticolimbic dopamine in regulating interactions between drugs of abuse and social behavior (2010)

Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC Feb 21, 2013. Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Jan 2011; 35(3): 498–515. Published online Jun 23, 2010. doi:  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.06.004 PMCID: PMC3578706 NIHMSID: NIHMS216938 Kimberly A. Young,* Kyle L. Gobrogge, and Zuoxin Wang Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final […]

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Social bonding decreases the rewarding properties of amphetamine through a dopamine D1 receptor mediated mechanism (2011)

J Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC Dec 1, 2011. Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. Jun 1, 2011; 31(22): 7960–7966. doi:  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1006-11.2011 PMCID: PMC3114880 NIHMSID: NIHMS300918 Yan Liu,1,2 Kimberly A Young,1,2 J Thomas Curtis,3 Brandon J Aragona,4 and Zuoxin Wang2,5 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]

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Facilitation of sexual behavior and enhanced dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens of male rats after D-amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization (1999)

NOTE – contains several graphs. J Neurosci. 1999 Jan 1;19(1):456-63. Fiorino DF1, Phillips AG. FULL TEXT – PDF Abstract Behavioral sensitization caused by repeated and intermittent administration of psychostimulants, such as cocaine and D-amphetamine, is accompanied by enhanced function in limbic-motor circuitry that is involved in the generation of motivated behavior. The present microdialysis study […]

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Striatal ups and downs: Their roles in vulnerability to addictions in humans (2013)

COMMENTS:  Review going through science of how both sensitization and desensitization coexist in an addicted individual. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 1, 2014. Published in final edited form as: Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Nov 2013; 37(0): 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.01.018. Published online Jan 16, 2013. doi:  10.1016/j.neubiorev.2013.01.018 PMCID: PMC3743927 NIHMSID: NIHMS436830 Marco Leytona,** and Paul […]

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Fronto-striatal dysregulation in drug addiction and pathological gambling: Consistent inconsistencies? (2013)

Neuroimage Clin. 2013; 2: 385–393. Published online Mar 5, 2013. doi:  10.1016/j.nicl.2013.02.005 PMCID: PMC3777686 Eve H. Limbrick-Oldfield,a, Ruth J. van Holst,a,b and Luke Clarka Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract Alterations in appetitive processing are central to […]

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Internet addiction: coping styles, expectancies, and treatment implications (2014)

Front. Psychol., 11 November 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01256 Matthias Brand1,2*, Christian Laier1 and Kimberly S. Young3 1Department of General Psychology: Cognition, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany 2Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Essen, Germany 3Center for Internet Addiction, Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY, USA […]

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(L) Is Internet Addiction a Real Thing? The New Yorker (2014)

LINK TO ARTICLE By Maria Konnikova Marc Potenza, a psychiatrist at Yale and the director of the school’s Program for Research on Impulsivity and Impulse Control Disorders, has been treating addiction for more than two decades. Early in his career, he, like most others studying addiction at the time, focussed on substance-abuse problems—cocaine and heroin […]

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A Targeted Review of the Neurobiology and Genetics of Behavioral Addictions: An Emerging Area of Research (2013)

Can J Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC May 1, 2014. Published in final edited form as: Can J Psychiatry. May 2013; 58(5): 260–273. PMCID: PMC3762982 NIHMSID: NIHMS504038 Robert F. Leeman, Ph.D.1 and Marc N. Potenza, M.D., Ph.D.1,2 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► See other articles in PMC that cite the published […]

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Animal models of alcohol and drug dependence (2013)

Rev Bras Psiquiatr. 2013;35 Suppl 2:S140-6. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2013-1149. Planeta CS. Abstract Drug addiction has serious health and social consequences. In the last 50 years, a wide range of techniques have been developed to model specific aspects of drug-taking behaviors and have greatly contributed to the understanding of the neurobiological basis of drug abuse and addiction. […]

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