Neuroanatomic, neurobiologic and learning-related bases of cocaine addictive behavior;Bases neuroanatómicas, neurobiológicas y del aprendizaje de la conducta de adicción a la cocaína

Revista Latinoamericana de Psicologia

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-107

  Crespo Fernández, José Antonio ^a   Rodríguez, Cilia Armida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Drug addiction; Glutamate; Mesolimbic meso cortical circuit; Neurochemistry of addiction; Receptors; Self administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249700144     PISSN: 01200534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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