The role of motivation and reward neural systems in vocal communication in songbirds.

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
Lauren V Riters

Abstract

Many vertebrates are highly motivated to communicate, suggesting that the consequences of communication may be rewarding. Past studies show that dopamine and opioids in the medial preoptic nucleus (mPOA) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) play distinct roles in motivation and reward. In songbirds, multiple lines of recent evidence indicate that the roles of dopamine and opioid activity in mPOA and VTA in male birdsong differ depending upon whether song is used to attract females (sexually-motivated) or is produced spontaneously (undirected). Evidence is reviewed supporting the hypotheses that (1) mPOA and VTA interact to influence the context in which a male sings, (2) distinct patterns of dopamine activity underlie the motivation to produce sexually-motivated and undirected song, (3) sexually-motivated communication is externally reinforced by opioids released as part of social interactions, and (4) undirected communication is facilitated and rewarded by immediate opioid release linked to the act of singing.

References

Jun 1, 1978·Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology·N C de Lanerolle, O M Youngren
Feb 15, 1976·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·F NottebohmC M Leonard
Jan 8, 1989·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·S W BottjerE A Miesner
Apr 15, 1986·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·R B Simerly, L W Swanson
Jan 1, 1987·Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews·J G Pfaus, B B Gorzalka
Jan 1, 1973·Brain, Behavior and Evolution·R J Andrew
May 16, 1970·Nature·D H Morse
Sep 1, 1983·Behavioural Brain Research·T J Seller, S E Armitage
Feb 20, 1981·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·J W LewisL L Butcher
Jun 1, 1980·Behavioural Brain Research·T J Seller
Oct 31, 1994·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·B G HoebelL Hernandez
Feb 1, 1995·Behavioral Neuroscience·W R van FurthJ M van Ree
Feb 1, 1994·Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology·M L Fine, M A Perini
Sep 1, 1993·Brain Research. Brain Research Reviews·T E Robinson, K C Berridge
Dec 1, 1995·Psychopharmacology·L MatuszewichE M Hull
Apr 1, 1996·Current Opinion in Neurobiology·T W Robbins, B J Everitt
Nov 1, 1995·Psychopharmacology·G Rodríguez-Manzo, A Fernández-Guasti
Aug 5, 1996·Brain Research·W R van Furth, J M van Ree
Jul 1, 1997·Animal Behaviour·R Pinxten, M Eens
Nov 22, 1997·Journal of Neurobiology·J M Wild
Nov 10, 1998·Neuron·E D JarvisF Nottebohm
Dec 22, 1998·Brain Research. Brain Research Reviews·K C Berridge, T E Robinson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Nov 19, 2013·Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior·R G Paredes
Jan 15, 2014·Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy·Geraldine K E GoebrechtJ Matthew Kittelberger
May 4, 2015·Hormones and Behavior·Nora H Prior, Kiran K Soma
Dec 18, 2013·The European Journal of Neuroscience·Sunayana B BanerjeeElizabeth Adkins-Regan
Aug 30, 2014·Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology·Paul M ForlanoAndrew H Bass
Aug 28, 2016·Sexual Medicine Reviews·Elisa Ventura-Aquino, Raúl G Paredes
Jan 22, 2017·Hormones and Behavior·Chelsea A Weitekamp, Hans A Hofmann
Jun 27, 2017·The Journal of Comparative Neurology·Jesús M López, Agustín González
Oct 7, 2017·Integrative and Comparative Biology·Jeremy A Spool, Lauren V Riters
Aug 25, 2017·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Constantina TheofanopoulouErich D Jarvis
May 11, 2020·Genes, Brain, and Behavior·Changjiu ZhaoLauren V Riters
Apr 30, 2019·Frontiers in Physiology·Lauren V RitersJeremy A Spool
May 20, 2017·Integrative and Comparative Biology·Chelsea A WeitekampHans A Hofmann
Jul 8, 2020·Scientific Reports·Sharon A StevensonLauren V Riters
Dec 13, 2016·Science·Vikram GadagkarJesse H Goldberg
Feb 26, 2021·Frontiers in Zoology·Camila P VillavicencioRené Quispe
May 12, 2021·Integrative and Comparative Biology·Jonathan T PerelmuterPaul M Forlano

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Basal Ganglia

Basal Ganglia are a group of subcortical nuclei in the brain associated with control of voluntary motor movements, procedural and habit learning, emotion, and cognition. Here is the latest research.

Aphasia

Aphasia affects the ability to process language, including formulation and comprehension of language and speech, as well as the ability to read or write. Here is the latest research on aphasia.