The behavioral, anatomical and pharmacological parallels between social attachment, love and addiction

Oxytocin and social affiliation in humans

(2012) Ruth Feldman   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

 -Opioid Receptors within the Nucleus Accumbens Shell Mediate Pair Bond Maintenance

(2012) S. L. Resendez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Corticotropin-releasing factor in the nucleus accumbens shell induces swim depression, anxiety, and anhedonia along with changes in local dopamine/acetylcholine balance

(2012) Y.-W. Chen et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Phasic D1 and tonic D2 dopamine receptor signaling double dissociate the motivational effects of acute nicotine and chronic nicotine withdrawal

(2012) T. E. Grieder et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Oxytocin during the initial stages of romantic attachment: Relations to couples’ interactive reciprocity

(2012) Inna Schneiderman et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Addiction Circuitry in the Human Brain

(2011) Nora D. Volkow et al.   Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology

The mu-opioid receptor and the evolution of mother-infant attachment: Theoretical comment on Higham et al. (2011).

(2011) James P. Curley   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) variation, oxytocin levels and maternal attachment in free-ranging rhesus macaques Macaca mulatta.

(2011) James P. Higham et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

Oxytocin directly administered into the nucleus accumbens core or subthalamic nucleus attenuates methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference

(2011) Sarah J. Baracz et al.   BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH

D-Cycloserine Facilitates Socially Reinforced Learning in an Animal Model Relevant to Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2011) Meera E. Modi et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Variation in the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Is Associated with Pair-Bonding and Social Behavior

(2011) Hasse Walum et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Unraveling glutamate–opioid receptor interactions using high-resolution electron microscopy: Implications for addiction-related processes

(2011) Jillian L. Scavone et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Increasing oxytocin receptor expression in the nucleus accumbens of pre-pubertal female prairie voles enhances alloparental responsiveness and partner preference formation as adults

(2011) Alaine C. Keebaugh et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Vasopressin, oxytocin, and social odor recognition

(2011) Douglas W. Wacker et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

The role of oxytocin in mating and pregnancy

(2011) Amanda P. Borrow et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Breaking the loop: Oxytocin as a potential treatment for drug addiction

(2011) Iain S. McGregor et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Dopaminergic, serotonergic, and oxytonergic candidate genes associated with infant attachment security and disorganization? In search of main and interaction effects

(2011) Maartje P.C.M. Luijk et al.   JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Escalated or Suppressed Cocaine Reward, Tegmental BDNF, and Accumbal Dopamine Caused by Episodic versus Continuous Social Stress in Rats

(2011) K. A. Miczek et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Augmented Cocaine Seeking in Response to Stress or CRF Delivered into the Ventral Tegmental Area Following Long-Access Self-Administration Is Mediated by CRF Receptor Type 1 But Not CRF Receptor Type 2

(2011) J. M. Blacktop et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Social Bonding Decreases the Rewarding Properties of Amphetamine through a Dopamine D1 Receptor-Mediated Mechanism

(2011) Y. Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Opioid Receptors: Binding that Ties

(2011) Amy R Furay et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Activation of μ-Opioid Receptors in the Dorsal Striatum is Necessary for Adult Social Attachment in Monogamous Prairie Voles

(2011) James P Burkett et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Reduced striatal dopamine D2 receptors in people with Internet addiction

(2011) Sang Hee Kim et al.   NEUROREPORT

Convergent Processing of Both Positive and Negative Motivational Signals by the VTA Dopamine Neuronal Populations

(2011) Dong V. Wang et al.   PLoS One

Functional Polymorphism of the Mu-Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM1) Influences Reinforcement Learning in Humans

(2011) Mary R. Lee et al.   PLoS One

Similarities and differences between pathological gambling and substance use disorders: a focus on impulsivity and compulsivity

(2011) Robert F. Leeman et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Variation in the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of early maternal care on fearful attachment

(2011) Alfonso Troisi et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Neural correlates of long-term intense romantic love

(2011) Bianca P. Acevedo et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Systemically administered oxytocin decreases methamphetamine activation of the subthalamic nucleus and accumbens core and stimulates oxytocinergic neurons in the hypothalamus

(2010) Dean S. Carson et al.   ADDICTION BIOLOGY

Parental division of labor, coordination, and the effects of family structure on parenting in monogamous prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

(2010) Todd H. Ahern et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY

The neurobiology of pair bonding: Insights from a socially monogamous rodent

(2010) Kimberly A. Young et al.   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Exposure to Nicotine Produces an Increase in Dopamine D2HighReceptors: A Possible Mechanism for Dopamine Hypersensitivity

(2010) Gabriela Novak et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Influence of Phasic and Tonic Dopamine Release on Receptor Activation

(2010) J. K. Dreyer et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Effect of naltrexone plus bupropion on weight loss in overweight and obese adults (COR-I): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

(2010) Frank L Greenway et al.   LANCET

Hypothalamic interaction with the mesolimbic DA system in the control of the maternal and sexual behaviors in rats

(2010) Danielle S. Stolzenberg et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

The role of mesocorticolimbic dopamine in regulating interactions between drugs of abuse and social behavior

(2010) Kimberly A. Young et al.   NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS

Promoting social behavior with oxytocin in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders

(2010) E. Andari et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Early life stress impairs social recognition due to a blunted response of vasopressin release within the septum of adult male rats

(2010) Michael Lukas et al.   PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Alteration of intravenous nicotine self-administration by opioid receptor agonist and antagonists in rats

(2010) Naila Ismayilova et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Dopaminergic Network Differences in Human Impulsivity

(2010) J. W. Buckholtz et al.   SCIENCE

Social hedonic capacity is associated with the A118G polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) in adult healthy volunteers and psychiatric patients

(2010) Alfonso Troisi et al.   Social Neuroscience

Repeated cocaine exposure decreases dopamine D2-like receptor modulation of Ca2+ homeostasis in rat nucleus accumbens neurons

(2010) Mariela F. Perez et al.   SYNAPSE

Is Love Passion an Addictive Disorder?

(2010) Michel Reynaud et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

Naloxone, but not flupenthixol, disrupts the development of conditioned ejaculatory preference in the male rat.

(2009) Nafissa Ismail et al.   BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE

The role of CRF and CRF-related peptides in the dark side of addiction

(2009) George F. Koob   BRAIN RESEARCH

kappa-Opioid receptor signaling and brain reward function

(2009) Adrie W. Bruijnzeel   BRAIN RESEARCH REVIEWS

Oxytocin and the neural mechanisms regulating social cognition and affiliative behavior

(2009) Heather E. Ross et al.   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Dopamine D1 receptor activation of adenylyl cyclase, not phospholipase C, in the nucleus accumbens promotes maternal behavior onset in rats

(2009) Danielle S. Stolzenberg et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR

Variation in Oxytocin Receptor Density in the Nucleus Accumbens Has Differential Effects on Affiliative Behaviors in Monogamous and Polygamous Voles

(2009) H. E. Ross et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Evaluation of two automated metrics for analyzing partner preference tests

(2009) Todd H. Ahern et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Effects of oxytocin on methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference and the possible role of glutamatergic neurotransmission in the medial prefrontal cortex of mice in reinstatement

(2009) Jia Qi et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Oxytocin decreases methamphetamine self-administration, methamphetamine hyperactivity, and relapse to methamphetamine-seeking behaviour in rats

(2009) Dean S. Carson et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Stress-Induced Potentiation of Cocaine Reward: A Role for CRFR1 and CREB

(2009) Arati S Kreibich et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Characterization of the oxytocin system regulating affiliative behavior in female prairie voles

(2009) H.E. Ross et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Reward Processing by the Opioid System in the Brain

(2009) Julie Le Merrer et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Variation in the  -opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) is associated with dispositional and neural sensitivity to social rejection

(2009) B. M. Way et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Nucleus accumbens dopamine mediates amphetamine-induced impairment of social bonding in a monogamous rodent species

(2009) Y. Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Disruption of NMDAR-dependent burst firing by dopamine neurons provides selective assessment of phasic dopamine-dependent behavior

(2009) L. S. Zweifel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Increased oxytocin concentrations and prosocial feelings in humans after ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) administration

(2009) G. J. H. Dumont et al.   Social Neuroscience

The prairie vole: an emerging model organism for understanding the social brain

(2009) Lisa A. McGraw et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Dopamine regulation of social choice in a monogamous rodent species

(2009) Brandon J. Aragona   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Association of Low Striatal Dopamine D2Receptor Availability With Nicotine Dependence Similar to That Seen With Other Drugs of Abuse

(2008) Christoph Fehr et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Cocaine self-administration produces a persistent increase in dopamine D2High receptors

(2008) Lisa A. Briand et al.   EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Opposing Patterns of Signaling Activation in Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptor-Expressing Striatal Neurons in Response to Cocaine and Haloperidol

(2008) J. Bertran-Gonzalez et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

CaMKII: a biochemical bridge linking accumbens dopamine and glutamate systems in cocaine seeking

(2008) Sharon M Anderson et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

A Role for Brain Stress Systems in Addiction

(2008) George F. Koob   NEURON

The preferential dopamine D3 receptor antagonist S33138 inhibits cocaine reward and cocaine-triggered relapse to drug-seeking behavior in rats

(2008) Xiao-Qing Peng et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Imaging dopamine's role in drug abuse and addiction

(2008) N.D. Volkow et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

The CRF System Mediates Increased Passive Stress-Coping Behavior Following the Loss of a Bonded Partner in a Monogamous Rodent

(2008) Oliver J Bosch et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Cocaine reward and hyperactivity in the rat: Sites of mu opioid receptor modulation

(2008) A.R. Soderman et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

Variation at the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) influences attachment behavior in infant primates

(2008) Christina S. Barr et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetic variation in the vasopressin receptor 1a gene (AVPR1A) associates with pair-bonding behavior in humans

(2008) H. Walum et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Acute nicotine changes dynorphin and prodynorphin mRNA in the striatum

(2008) Raffaella Isola et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

The rewarding effect of aggression is reduced by nucleus accumbens dopamine receptor antagonism in mice

(2008) Maria H. Couppis et al.   PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and the Neurogenetics of Sociality

(2008) Z. R. Donaldson et al.   SCIENCE

Neural correlates of MDMA (“Ecstasy”)-induced social interaction in rats

(2008) M. R. Thompson et al.   Social Neuroscience

Oxytocin Increases Gaze to the Eye Region of Human Faces

(2007) Adam J. Guastella et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Vasopressin: Behavioral roles of an “original” neuropeptide

(2007) Heather K. Caldwell et al.   PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY