Role of the Ventral Tegmental Area and Ventral Tegmental Area Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Incentive Amplifying Effect of Nicotine
Nicotine has multiple behavioral effects as a result of its action in the central nervous system. Nicotine strengthens the behaviors that lead to nicotine administration (primary reinforcement), and this effect of nicotine depends on mesotelencephalic systems of the brain that are critical to goal d...
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2014
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| Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2362 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3713&context=etd |