Nature Neuroscience 8, 1286 - 1288 (2005)
doi:10.1038/nn1005-1286
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Orexin, drugs and motivated behaviorsThomas E Scammell
& Clifford B Saper
Thomas E. Scamell and Clifford B. Saper are at the Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. tscammel@bidmc.harvard.edu
Orexins are known to regulate sleep and feeding, but a study in Nature now shows that they are also involved in drug-seeking behavior. This suggests a larger role for orexin-producing neurons as an interface between internal states and motivated behaviors.
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