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Psychomotor Stimulant Addiction: A Neural Systems Perspective

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: The reinforcing (rewarding) effects of psychomotor stimulants (cocaine and amphetamine) depend on the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system innervating the nucleus accumbens ([Wise, 1981][1]; for review, see[Koob, 1992][2]), perhaps especially the shell subregion ([Bassareo and Di Chiara, 1997][3]).

Source: Journal of Neuroscience

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-09-03312.2002

Authors: Barry J. Everitt, Marina E. Wolf

Institution: University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze