Cannabinoid Transmission and Reward-Related Events

The reward/reinforcement circuitry of the mammalian brain consists of synaptically interconnected neurons associated with the medial forebrain bundle, linking the ventral tegmental area, nucleus accumbens, and ventral pallidum. Electrical stimulation of this circuit supports intense self-stimulation...

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Main Authors: Eliot L. Gardner, S.Robert Vorel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1998-12-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996198902194