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Neurobiological substrates for the dark side of compulsivity in addiction

Neuropharmacology · 2008 · Vol. 56 · pp. 18–31

George F. Koob✉(Scripps Research Institute)

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Neuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyExtended amygdalaNeurochemicalPsychologyAmygdalaAddictionNeuroscienceReward systemImpulsivityCentral nucleus of the amygdalaStriatum

MeSH terms

AnimalsCompulsive BehaviorCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansMotivationNeurobiologyReinforcement, PsychologyRewardSelf AdministrationSubstance-Related Disorders

Funding

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

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451

FWCI

11.29

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159

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