Formal learning theory and nicotine dependence: Response to Balfour [1]

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 481-482

  Blakey, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPAMINE RELEASE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; LETTER; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MICE; NICOTINE; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 26444471417     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200500124800     Document Type: Letter

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