Neural systems for behavioral activation and reward

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-227

  Kalivas, Peter W ^a   Nakamura, Mitsuo ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; GLUTAMINE;

ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; RODENT; SENSORY NERVE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; THALAMUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0032936543     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)80031-2     Document Type: Article

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