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Infusion of an inhibitory drug into the ____________ would be expected to reduce nicotine self-administration in rats.
 
  a. dorsomedial PFC
  b. anterior cingulate cortex
  c. insula
  d. hippocampus
  e. amygdala

Question 2

The capacity of smoking to reduce appetite may result from
 
  a. inhibition of lateral hypothalamic MCH neurons.
  b. potentiation of dopamine cell activity in the ventral tegmental area.
  c. release of glutamate in the lateral hypothalamus.
  d. activation of lateral hypothalamic GABA receptors that excite MCH neurons.
  e. activation of cells of the insula.


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

Answer: c. insula

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a. inhibition of lateral hypothalamic MCH neurons.


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