Deep brain stimulation of nucleus accumbens region in alcoholism affects reward processing.

The influence of bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus nucleus (NAcc) on the processing of reward in a gambling paradigm was investigated using H(2)[(15)O]-PET (positron emission tomography) in a 38-year-old man treated for severe alcohol addiction. Behavioral data analysis revealed...

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Main Authors: Marcus Heldmann, Georg Berding, Jürgen Voges, Bernhard Bogerts, Imke Galazky, Ulf Müller, Gunther Baillot, Hans-Jochen Heinze, Thomas F Münte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3358316?pdf=render