The opioid system as the interface between the brain's cognitive and motivational systems /

• Other Authors: O'Mara, Shane (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, MA : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2018.
• Series: Progress in brain research ; volume 239.
• Subjects: Opioids > Receptors.; MEDICAL > Pharmacology.; Receptors, Opioid > metabolism.; Depressive Disorder > drug therapy.; Narcotic Antagonists > therapeutic use.; Receptors, Opioid > agonists.; Cognition > drug effects.; Motivation > drug effects.; Antidepressive Agents > pharmacology.; Electronic books.

"The Opioid System as the Brain's Interface between Cognition and Motivation, Volume 239, focuses on the opioid system as the interface between the brain's cognitive and motivational systems. As the opioid system is widely distributed through the brain, particularly in areas implicate...

Table of Contents:

• Brain's cognitive system
• Brain's motivational system
• Antidepressant prescription patterns
• Antidepressant-like effects of opioid receptor modulators
• Behavioral effects of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs
• Opioid system in regulating of neuroinflammation and immune function.