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Natural Reward Processing

Natural Reward Processing is a neurobiological construct that refers to the brain's intrinsic mechanism for evaluating and responding to biologically relevant stimuli, such as food, water, and social interaction, through the activation of conserved neural circuits, particularly the mesolimbic dopamine system, to reinforce adaptive behaviors.

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11.9K

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650

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247

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2017–2026

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139

Prefrontal cortical regulation of brainwide circuit dynamics and reward-related behavior

Emily Ferenczi, Kelly A. Zalocusky, Conor Liston et al. · Science · 2015 · 552 citations · Full text

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Hyperdopaminergic Mutant Mice Have Higher “Wanting” But Not “Liking” for Sweet Rewards

Susana Peciña, Barbara Cagniard, Kent Berridge et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2003 · 541 citations · Full text

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CREB activity in the nucleus accumbens shell controls gating of behavioral responses to emotional stimuli

Michel Barrot, Linda I. Perrotti, Ralph Dileone et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 507 citations

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Serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus encode reward signals

Yi Li, Weixin Zhong, Daqing Wang et al. · Nature Communications · 2016 · 441 citations · Full text

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The Ventral Pallidum and Hedonic Reward: Neurochemical Maps of Sucrose “Liking” and Food Intake

Kyle S. Smith, Kent Berridge · Journal of Neuroscience · 2005 · 394 citations · Full text

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Authors

650

  1. RM
    Regina M. Carelli

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    8 publications · 757 citations

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  2. EJ
    Eric J. Nestler

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

    5 publications · 973 citations

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  3. EL
    Eric L. Garland

    University of Utah, United States

    4 publications · 153 citations

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  4. LM
    Lique M. Coolen

    Western University, Canada

    3 publications · 281 citations

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  5. KK
    Kyle K. Pitchers

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 281 citations

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Institutions

247

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    2.3K citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Inserm

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    37 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    4.3K citations

  5. University of California, Irvine

    Irvine, United States

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    600 citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    28 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    329 citations

  8. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, United States

    4 h-index

    28 publications

    8.1K citations

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    15 publications · 2.3K citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 908 citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    7 publications · 406 citations

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  4. Addiction Biology

    4 publications · 439 citations

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  5. Neuropsychopharmacology

    3 publications · 231 citations

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