Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Mini Review

Accepted on 04 Aug 2025

Anatomical pathways and functional implications of the rodent auditory system basal ganglia interconnectivity

in Motivation and Reward

Ryohei Tomioka
Makoto Takemoto
Wen-Jie Song

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1645035

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

GABA receptor antagonism elicits feeding in the septohypothalamic nucleus

in Motivation and Reward

Ivett Gabriella
Vandana Nambiar
Chlinton Kuang
Abinanda Mukundan
Jonathan Dang
Aneerudh Venkatraghavan
B. Glenn Stanley

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1633659

461 views

Review

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Questioning the validity of food addiction: a critical review

in Motivation and Reward

Jônatas Oliveira
Giulia Cazetta Bestetti
Isis De Carvalho Stelmo
Larissa Antunes
Priscylla Rodrigues Vilella

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1562185

738 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jul 2025

Moving Beyond Animal Models: Enriched Environments and Human Substance Use Disorders

in Motivation and Reward

Lila Barillot
Claudia Chauvet
Emeline Chauchard
Marc Besnier
Ghina Harika-Germaneau
Xavier Noel
Nemat Jaafari
Marcello Solinas
Armand Chatard

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1629918

291 views

Editorial

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Editorial: Brain reward and aversion circuits: progress review on current and future breakthroughs

in Motivation and Reward

Dan P. Covey
Keith B. J. Franklin

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1632916

1,100 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jun 2025

Sex-dependent effects of food-restriction on cocaine self-administration and cocaine-seeking in rats

in Motivation and Reward

Alixandria T. Mascarin
Ava M. Mac
Srinivasu Kallakuri
Mark K. Greenwald
Shane A. Perrine

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1603564

1,120 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jun 2025

Higher levels of D2R and D3R in the frontal–striatal regions are associated with reduced perseverative reward seeking after opioid abstinence

in Motivation and Reward

Yingying Li
Xigeng Zheng
Cong Gao
Shao Li
Zhengkui Liu
Meixuan Lv
Fei Xiao
Yunjing Bai

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1552055

1,362 views

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2025

The impact of online games on creativity and the role of imagination

in Motivation and Reward

Yung-hsun Cheng

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1561548

2,243 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 29 Apr 2025

Coadministration antagonist dopamine receptor D4 with CB2 receptor agonist decreases binge-like intake of palatable food in mice

in Motivation and Reward

Luis Miguel Rodríguez-Serrano
Ana Paola López-Castillo
María Cristina Cabrera-Mejía
Ana Sofía Cedillo-Figueroa
Nyahn Zepeda-Ortigosa
Carolina Carregha-Lozano
María Elena Chávez-Hernández

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1572374

1,847 views

Review

Published on 09 Apr 2025

The role of dorsal raphe nucleus neuropeptides in reward and aversion

in Motivation and Reward

Kathryn Braden
Daniel C. Castro

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1553470

2,017 views

Review

Published on 19 Mar 2025

Drugs of abuse drive neurotransmitter plasticity that alters behavior: implications for mental health

in Motivation and Reward

Marta Pratelli
Nicholas C. Spitzer

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1551213

2,190 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Feb 2025

Sensation seeking and risk adjustment: the role of reward sensitivity in dynamic risky decisions

in Motivation and Reward

Yin Qianlan
Chen Shou
Hou Tianya
Dong Wei
Taosheng Liu

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1492312

2,062 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

Distinct sex differences in ethanol consumption and operant self-administration in C57BL/6J mice with uniform regulation by glutamate AMPAR activity

in Motivation and Reward

Sara Faccidomo
Vallari R. Eastman
Taruni S. Santanam
Katarina S. Swaim
Seth M. Taylor
Clyde W. Hodge

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1498201

1,367 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2024

Analysis of goal, feedback and rewards on sustained attention via machine learning

in Motivation and Reward

Nethali Fernando
Matthew Robison
Pedro D. Maia

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1386723

1,125 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 10 Dec 2024

Effect of carbonated water on cerebral blood flow in the frontal region: a study using near-infrared spectroscopy

in Motivation and Reward

Wataru Kosugi
Brian Sumali
Nozomu Hamada
Yasue Mitsukura

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1409123

1,110 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2024

Effects of sex and estrous cycle on extended-access oxycodone self-administration and cue-induced drug seeking behavior

in Motivation and Reward

Bhumiben P. Patel
Jessica A. Loweth

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1473164

1,504 views
1 citation