The neurobiology of nicotine addiction: Bridging the gap from molecules to behaviour

Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-65

  Laviolette, Steven R ^a   Van Der Kooy, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADDICTION; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SMOKING; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0346655318     PISSN: 1471003X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrn1298     Document Type: Review

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