The Opioid System as the Interface between the Brain Cognitive and Motivational Systems

ISBN: 9780444641670 出版年：2018 页码：268 Academic Press_Series

The Opioid System as the Brain鈥檚 Interface between Cognition and Motivation, Volume 239, focuses on the opioid system as the interface between the brain鈥檚 cognitive and motivational systems. As the opioid system is widely distributed through the brain, particularly in areas implicated in cognition (hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, claustrum, thalamus) and motivation (hypothalamus, amygdala, pontine nuclei, periaqueductal gray and medulla), this book provides chapters that address ongoing research on topics such as the Brain鈥檚 cognitive system, the Brain鈥檚 motivational system, Antidepressant prescription patterns, Antidepressant-like effects of opioid receptor modulators, the Behavioral effects of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs, and more.Contains contributions from both academia and industry to maximize the cross-fertilization of differing perspectives on opioid system function in health and diseaseStudies the opioid system as the interface between the brain鈥檚 cognitive and motivational systems