Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of addiction: Basic and clinical studies and potential mechanisms of action

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 487-491

  Pierce, R Christopher ^a   Vassoler, Fair M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumbens; Cocaine; DBS; Subthalamic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REMISSION; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884279445     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3214-6     Document Type: Review

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