NAc shell regulates alcohol self-administration

Subject: NAc shell
Relation: regulates
Object: alcohol self-administration
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (1 sources)

Alpha4 subunit-containing GABAA receptors in the accumbens shell contribute to the reinforcing effects of alcohol. (2012) PMID:21507158 cited

The NAc shell appears to be the critical site for the decreases in ethanol self-administration after α4 reductions.

confidence: 0.94