Ghrelin injection into the ventral tegmental area (VTA) enhanced motivation to obtain preferred foods in rats, confirming ghrelin directly activates the brain's dopamine reward system to drive food-seeking behavior.
Key findingGhrelin injection into the ventral tegmental area (VTA) enhanced motivation to obtain preferred foods in rats, confirming ghrelin directly activates t
What the researchers found
Ghrelin injection into the ventral tegmental area (VTA) enhanced motivation to obtain preferred foods in rats, confirming ghrelin directly activates the brain's dopamine reward system to drive food-seeking behavior.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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Motivation to obtain preferred foods is enhanced by ghrelin in the ventral tegmental area.
Hormones and behavior, 60(5), 572-80
Citation
King, S J; Isaacs, A M; O'Farrell, E; Abizaid, A. (2011). Motivation to obtain preferred foods is enhanced by ghrelin in the ventral tegmental area.. Hormones and behavior, 60(5), 572-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.08.006