μ-opioid receptor system mediates reward processing in humans

Lauri Nummenmaa; Tiina Saanijoki; Lauri Tuominen; Jussi Hirvonen; Jetro J. Tuulari; Pirjo Nuutila; Kari Kalliokoski

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03848-y

Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

μ-opioid receptor system mediates reward processing in humans

Lauri Nummenmaa,
Tiina Saanijoki,
Lauri Tuominen,
Jussi Hirvonen,
Jetro J. Tuulari,
Pirjo Nuutila,
Kari Kalliokoski

Affiliations

Lauri Nummenmaa: Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
Tiina Saanijoki: Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
Lauri Tuominen: Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
Jussi Hirvonen: Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
Jetro J. Tuulari: Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
Pirjo Nuutila: Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital
Kari Kalliokoski: Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03848-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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μ-opioid signalling has a known role in the response to various rewarding stimuli, including pleasant foods. Here, Nummenmaa et al. show using PET and fMRI that individual differences in brain μ-opioid receptor density predict the strength of the neural response to highly palatable foods in humans

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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