The Connection Between Alcohol and Dopamine

Content The dopamine system: a potential treatment target for alcohol dependence Alcohol’s Actions as a Reinforcer: Dopamine’s Role Dopamine D2/3 autoreceptor sensitivity was decreased in chronic alcohol self-administering male macaques Taste of beer, without effect of alcohol, triggers dopamine release in the brain Alcohol consumption, blood ethanol concentrations, and drinking…

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