Browsing by Subject "cocaine"
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(2012-07-11)Ghrelin (GHR) is a 28-amino acid peptide that is secreted in the peripheral and central nervous systems and correlates with hunger. GHR is the only gut hormone known to stimulate food intake. Psychostimulant drugs, such ...
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(2013-05-01)Ghrelin is a 28 amino acid peptide that interacts with ghrelin receptors (GHS-Rs) to modulate brain reinforcement circuits. Systemic ghrelin infusions augment cocaine (COC) stimulated locomotion and conditioned place ...
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(2009-05-15)Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying the extinction of maladaptive behaviors has become increasingly relevant. Extinction, or the reduction of a response due to lack of reinforcement, is believed to be “new ...
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(1993)Nine-hundred and sixty-two psychology students were administered a short self-report questionnaire that probed their actual initial and expected initial reactions to cocaine. The frequency of experimentation with the drug ...