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hedonic hotspot: a standalone construct

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Neuroscience

a small brain site, such as a zone of the nucleus accumbens shell, where opioid stimulation increases the pleasure or liking of a reward.

In neuroscience, hedonic hotspot refers to a small brain site, such as a zone of the nucleus accumbens shell, where opioid stimulation increases the pleasure or liking of a reward. This meaning comes from Peciña (2005) in The Journal of Neuroscience.[1]

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References

Peciña, S., & Berridge, K. C. (2005). Hedonic Hot Spot in Nucleus Accumbens Shell: Where Do μ-Opioids Cause Increased Hedonic Impact of Sweetness? The Journal of Neuroscience, 25(50), 11777-11786. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.2329-05.2005

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