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    • A role for the insular cortex in long-term memory for context-evoked drug craving in rats 
      Contreras, Marco; Billeke, Pablo; Vicencio, Sergio; Madrid, Carlos; Perdomo, Guetón; González, Marcela; Torrealba, Fernando (2012)
      Drug craving critically depends on the function of the interoceptive insular cortex, and may be triggered by contextual cues. However, the role of the insula in the long-term memory linking context with drug craving remains ...
    • Histamine and motivation 
      Torrealba, Fernando; Riveros, Maria E.; Contreras, Marco; Valdes, Jose L. (2012)
      Brain histamine may affect a variety of different behavioral and physiological functions; however, its role in promoting wakefulness has overshadowed its other important functions. Here, we review evidence indicating that ...
    • The histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus is critical for motivated arousal 
      Valdés, José Luis; Sánchez, Cristián; Riveros, María Eugenia; Blandina, Patrizio; Contreras, Marco; Farías, Paula; Torrealba, Fernando (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010)
      Obtaining food, shelter or water, or finding a mating partner are examples of motivated behaviors, which are essential to preserve the species. The full expression of such behaviors requires a high but optimal arousal ...