The Common Pathway of Reinforcement and Reward That Is Believed

question 8

Multiple Choice

The common pathway of reinforcement and reward that is believed to be involved in substance-related disorders is the

• A) Mesocortical dopamine pathway
• B) Mesolimbic dopamine pathway
• C) Tuberinfundibular dopamine pathway
• D) Nigrostriatal dopamine pathway

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