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Opioid addiction vs. sugar addiction: Mesocorticolimbic stimulation controls motivation for remifentanil or alternative reward
Ileana Morales, David Nguyen, Kent C. Berridge
This study shows that mesocorticolimbic stimulation can control motivation for opioids like remifentanil or sucrose, similar to how it controls cocaine motivation, by pairing stimulation with reward.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.12.758585