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SUBMITTER: Livneh Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5577930 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Livneh Yoav Y Ramesh Rohan N RN Burgess Christian R CR Levandowski Kirsten M KM Madara Joseph C JC Fenselau Henning H Goldey Glenn J GJ Diaz Veronica E VE Jikomes Nick N Resch Jon M JM Lowell Bradford B BB Andermann Mark L ML
Nature 20170614 7660
Physiological needs bias perception and attention to relevant sensory cues. This process is 'hijacked' by drug addiction, causing cue-induced cravings and relapse. Similarly, its dysregulation contributes to failed diets, obesity, and eating disorders. Neuroimaging studies in humans have implicated insular cortex in these phenomena. However, it remains unclear how 'cognitive' cortical representations of motivationally relevant cues are biased by subcortical circuits that drive specific motivatio ...[more]