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ENagel

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Rats will press a lever to administer electrical brain stimulation to sites in their own brains. This phenomenon is called intracranial __________.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Question 2

The dopaminergic brain nucleus that has been linked more than any other to the effects of addictive drugs is the nucleus __________.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


juiceman1987

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: self-stimulation.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: accumbens


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