Opioids modulate Curiosity-Driven Exploration in Music
Claudia Álvarez-Martín, Raimund Buehler, Gemma Guillem Cardona, Matthäus Willeit, Jacqueline P. Gottlieb, Giorgia Silani, Antoni Rodríguez‐Fornells
This study investigates how opioids modulate curiosity-driven exploration in music using a pharmacological paradigm and finds that naltrexone reduces exploratory behavior during high-curiosity states.
bioRxiv · May 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience