title: [The reinforcing function of the emotions].
abstract: In the paper are summarised the results of investigations of the central mechanisms of reinforcing properties of emotions which have been carried out during the last years in Pavlov Physiological Department of the Institute for Experimental Medicine. An attempt is made to outline a perspective of the future development in this domain of the brain physiology which is a key one for the theory of conditioning.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Vartanian
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Petrov
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003214:Conditioning, Classical / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology*; D009042:Motivation; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology; D010827:Physiology; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012106:Research; D014586:USSR
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides
vernacular_title: Podkrepliaiushchaia funktsiia émotsiĭ.