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G. Løseth

h-index: 11
Works: 21
Citations: 755

Most-cited papers

The Neurobiology Shaping Affective Touch: Expectation, Motivation, and Meaning in the Multisensory Context
D. Ellingsen, S. Leknes, G. Løseth, J. Wessberg +1 more
2016Frontiers in Psychology184 citations Open access
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Rewards of beauty: the opioid system mediates social motivation in humans
O. Chelnokova, B. Laeng, M. Eikemo, J. Riegels +4 more
2014Molecular Psychiatry132 citations Open access
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State-dependent μ-opioid modulation of social motivation
G. Løseth, D. Ellingsen, S. Leknes
2014Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience121 citations Open access
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Sweet taste pleasantness is modulated by morphine and naltrexone
M. Eikemo, G. Løseth, T. Johnstone, J. Gjerstad +2 more
2016Psychopharmacology75 citations Open access
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Rewards of beauty: the opioid system mediates social motivation in humans
O. Chelnokova, B. Laeng, M. Eikemo, J. Riegels +4 more
2014Molecular Psychiatry50 citations
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The µ-opioid system promotes visual attention to faces and eyes.
O. Chelnokova, B. Laeng, G. Løseth, M. Eikemo +2 more
2016Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience36 citations Open access
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'Defrosting' music chills with naltrexone: The role of endogenous opioids for the intensity of musical pleasure.
B. Laeng, Lara Garvija, G. Løseth, M. Eikemo +2 more
2021Consciousness and Cognition34 citations
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Effects of opioid receptor stimulation and blockade on touch pleasantness: a double-blind randomised trial
G. Løseth, M. Eikemo, S. Leknes
2018Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience28 citations Open access
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Stress recovery with social support: A dyadic stress and support task.
G. Løseth, M. Eikemo, M. Trøstheim, I. Meier +6 more
2022Psychoneuroendocrinology21 citations Open access
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Morphine reduced perceived anger from neutral and implicit emotional expressions.
G. Løseth, M. Eikemo, P. Isager, Jostein Holmgren +4 more
2018Psychoneuroendocrinology16 citations Open access
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Opioid Regulation of Social Homeostasis: Connecting Loneliness to Addiction
G. Løseth, M. Eikemo, S. Leknes
2024Biological Psychiatry15 citations Open access
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Do endogenous opioids mediate or fine-tune human pain relief?
M. Eikemo, G. Løseth, S. Leknes
2021Pain10 citations Open access
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Opioid analgesic effects on subjective well-being in the operating theatre
M. Eikemo, I. Meier, G. Løseth, M. Trøstheim +6 more
2023Anaesthesia9 citations Open access
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Temporomandibular joint pathologies: pictorial review
Tore A. Larheim, Caroline Hol, G. Løseth, Linda Z. Arvidsson
2023British Journal of Radiology8 citations Open access
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Endogenous mu-opioid modulation of social connection in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis
G. Løseth, M. Trøstheim, S. Leknes
2024Translational Psychiatry7 citations Open access
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The Neurochemical Basis of Motivation for Affiliative Touch
G. Løseth, S. Leknes, D. Ellingsen
20167 citations
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Understanding individual variability in opioid responses: A call to arms
S. Leknes, M. Eikemo, G. Løseth
2024Addiction Biology3 citations Open access
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Effects of psychosocial stress on opioid self-administration in healthy participants: a randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial
M. Eikemo, G. Løseth, Molly Carlyle, M. Trøstheim +10 more
2026Nature Mental Health1 citations
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Minor role of endogenous opioids for acute pain regulation in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled antagonist studies.
I. Meier, M. Trøstheim, E. Jensen, M. N. Roland +3 more
2026Pain0 citations Open access
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The role of the µ-opioid system in touch reward
G. Løseth
20160 citations
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8.5: Touch and Pain
G. Løseth, Daniel Ellingson, S. Leknes
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