University of Wyoming Faculty Member Finds Nucleus Accumbens Recruited by Cocaine, Sugar Are Different
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
Nucleus accumbens in the brain play a central role in the risk-reward circuit. Their operation is based chiefly on three essential neurotransmitters: dopamine, which promotes desire; serotonin, whose effects include satiety and inhibition; and glutamate, which drives goal-directed behaviors and responses to reward-associated cues and contexts.
In a study using genetically . . .
Nucleus accumbens in the brain play a central role in the risk-reward circuit. Their operation is based chiefly on three essential neurotransmitters: dopamine, which promotes desire; serotonin, whose effects include satiety and inhibition; and glutamate, which drives goal-directed behaviors and responses to reward-associated cues and contexts.
In a study using genetically . . .