Naturally rewarding stimuli (i.e. food, sex, etc) increase the activity of dopamine ... (i.e. drug taking and relapse). Third, we are analyzing the mechanisms by which adenosine and dopamine receptors ...

However, it was unclear how directly this dopamine pathway influences the initial development of drug-related habits, so the ...

Dopamine is a versatile ... this elegant study that there are multiple pathways within the mesocorticolimbic system might lead to the development of drugs or other treatments that specifically ...