Cannabinoid Modulation of Dopamine Release During Motivation, Periodic Reinforcement, Exploratory Behavior, Habit Formation, and Attention

Motivational and attentional processes energize action sequences to facilitate evolutionary competition and promote behavioral fitness. Decades of neuropharmacology, electrophysiology and electrochemistry research indicate that the mesocorticolimbic DA pathway modulates both motivation and attention...

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Main Authors: Erik B. Oleson, Lindsey R. Hamilton, Devan M. Gomez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsyn.2021.660218/full