Alcohol - University of Colorado Boulder
Alcohol - University of Colorado Boulder
Alcohol - University of Colorado Boulder
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Ethanol<br />
• Ethanol acts as a positive enforcer<br />
o increases firing in the ventral tegmental<br />
area (VTA)<br />
o elevates extracellular DA concentrations in<br />
the nucleus accumbens (NAc)<br />
• VTA and NAc both function in the reward<br />
pathway<br />
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