Chunk #46 — Roles of Limbic circuit in alcohol seeking taking

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Alcohol and basal ganglia circuitry: Animal models.

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Varenicline, a partial agonist for nicotinic receptor used to treat nicotine addiction and being tested for the treatment of alcohol dependence, attenuated context induced relapse to alcohol seeking when administered bilaterally in the NAc but not the VTA (Lacroix, Pettorelli et al. 2016).