Effects of Inflammation on Hippocampus and Substantia Nigra Responses to Novelty in Healthy Human Participants
Humans are naturally inquisitive. This tendency is adaptive, aiding identification of potentially valuable novel outcomes. The dopaminergic substantia nigra (SN) is implicated in the drive to explore novel stimuli and situations. However, infection and inflammation inhibit the motivation to seek out...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4264953/ |