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Sexual differentiation of motivation: A novel mechanism?

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Becker, Jill B.·2009·Hormones and Behavior

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Sex differences in motivation are apparent for the motivation to engage in sexual behavior, the motivation to take drugs of abuse, and the motivation to engage in parental behavior. In both males and females there is an increase in NAcc DA associated with motivated behaviors. Here it proposed that sex differences in the regulation of DA activity in the ascending mesolimbic projections may underlie sex differences in motivation. In particular, sex differences in the neuroendocrine regulation of this brain system play a role in the expression of sex differences in motivated behaviors. Here it is proposed that sexual differentiation of motivation is mediated, at least in part, by a novel mechanism in which ovarian hormones secreted at puberty in the female actively feminize the DA system.

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Authors: Becker, J. B.
Affiliations: University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author: Becker, Jill B.
ORCID: Becker, Jill B.
Venue: Hormones and Behavior
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-05
Volume: 55
Issue: 5
Pages: 646-654
ISSN: 0018-506X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.03.014
PMC: PMC2684520
OpenAlex: W2018825306
Cited by: 115
References: 160
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FWCI: 3.18
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Hormones and Behavior (publishedVersion)
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Funders: National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA12677, R01DA012677)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS048141, R01NS048141)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
Keywords: dopamine, nucleus accumbens, mesolimbic dopamine system, ovarian hormones, puberty, sexual differentiation, sexual behavior, parental behavior, neuroendocrine regulation
MeSH terms: Animals, Behavior, Brain, Dopamine, Female, Humans, Male, Maternal Behavior, Motivation, Reward, Sexual Behavior, Sex Characteristics, Sex Differentiation, Sex Factors, Gonadal Steroid Hormones, Behavior, Addictive

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