The neural basis of addiction: A pathology of motivation and choice

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1403-1413

  Kalivas, Peter W ^a   Volkow, Nora D ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; BEHAVIOR; CINGULATE GYRUS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOPAMINE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RECURRENCE; RODENTIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 17644374100     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.8.1403     Document Type: Review

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