Addiction Flashcards
1
Q
Neurotransmittor, reward pattern
A
Dopamine:
-Ventral tegmental area VTA- Reward, pleasure, perservation
-SNpc- critical for motor function via basal ganglia
Glutamate
2
Q
Nicotine
A
Nicotine – enhances excitatory ACh stimuli both to VTA and NAc.
3
Q
Amphetamine
A
cocaine/Amphetamine – directly enhances dopamine output from VTA neurons.
Noradrenaline
