The role of the habenula in drug addiction

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Velasquez, Kenia M ^a   Molfese, David L ^a   Salas, Ramiro ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Dependence; Habenula; Nicotine; Tobacco; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

18 METHOXYCORONARIDINE; DOPAMINE; IBOGAINE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; VARENICLINE;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HABENULA; HABENULOINTERPEDUNCULAR TRACT; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LATERAL HABENULA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDIAL HABENULA; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NAUSEA; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; REVIEW; SELF ADMINISTRATION TEST; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA PARS COMPACTA; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84897124708     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00174     Document Type: Review

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