Transition to drug addiction: A negative reinforcement model based on an allostatic decrease in reward function

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 473-490

  Ahmed, Serge H ^a,b   Koob, George F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Dopamine; Laboratory environment; Reinforcement; Reward; Self administration; Self medication; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; HOMEOSTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 21344434609     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-2180-z     Document Type: Article

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