mGluR5 Mediates Dihydrotestosterone-Induced Nucleus Accumbens Structural Plasticity, but Not Conditioned Reward

Gonadal hormones play a vital role in driving motivated behavior. They not only modulate responses to naturally rewarding stimuli, but also influence responses to drugs of abuse. A commonality between gonadal hormones and drugs of abuse is that they both impact the neurocircuitry of reward, includin...

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Main Authors: Kellie S. Gross, Kelsey M. Moore, Robert L. Meisel, Paul G. Mermelstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2018.00855/full