A Brain Structure That Appears to Be Involved with Addiction

question 79

Multiple Choice

A brain structure that appears to be involved with addiction to nicotine is the​ 

• A)nucleus accumbens. 
• B)area postrema. 
• C)locus coeruleus. 
• D)raphe nucleus.

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