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The contributions of the endocannabinoid system and stress on the neural processing of reward stimuli.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 2 Mar 2021
Filbey F M, Beaton D, Prashad S
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The brain's endocannabinoid system plays a crucial role in reward processes by mediating appetitive learning and encoding the reinforcing properties of substances. Evidence also suggests that endocannabinoids are an important constituent of neuronal substrates involved in emotional responses to stress. Thus, it is critical to understand how the endocannabinoid system and stress may affect reward processes given...
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