Hyperbolic discounting may be reduced to electrical coupling in dopaminergic neural circuits

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 195-198

  Takahashi, Taiki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

BRAIN; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NARCOTICS; NERVE NET; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247623536     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.10.049     Document Type: Article

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