title: Affective neuroscience: Food 'wanting' hotspot in dorsal striatum.
abstract: New research has uncovered a micro-domain within dorsal neostriatum where enkephalin surges are triggered by the opportunity to consume tasty foods and where μ-opioid microinjections generate intense motivational 'wanting' to eat without enhancing food 'liking'.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK. lawrencead@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006963:Hyperphagia; D017072:Neostriatum / Q000378:metabolism*; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004745:Enkephalins; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu