Mapping of chemical trigger zones for reward

被引:108
作者
Ikemoto, S [1 ]
Wise, RA [1 ]
机构
[1] NIDA, Behav Neurosci Branch, NIH, Dept Hlth & Human Serv, Baltimore, MD 21224 USA
关键词
nucleus accumbens; ventral tegmental area; dopamine; reinforcement; intracranial self-administration;
D O I
10.1016/j.neuropharm.2004.07.012
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Addictive drugs are thought to activate brain circuitry that normally mediates more natural rewards such as food or water. Drugs activate this circuitry at synaptic junctions within the brain; identifying the junctions at which this occurs provides clues to the neurochemical and anatomical characteristics of the circuitry. One approach to identifying the junctions at which drugs interact with this circuitry is to determine if animals will lever-press for site-specific microinjections of addictive drugs. This approach has identified GABAergic, dopaminergic, glutamatergic, and cholinergic trigger zones within meso-corticolimbic circuitry important for natural reward function. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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