Psychomotor stimulant addiction: a neural systems perspective.

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Authors

Barry J. Everitt · University of Cambridge

Marina E. Wolf · Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

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]).

Topics & Keywords

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Memory and Neural Mechanisms Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PubMed

Volume 22, Issue 9, pp. 3312-20

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