Monthly Archives: October 2021

Ethanol and acetaldehyde action on central dopamine systems: Mechanisms, modulation and relationship to stress

In addition to its effects on intrinsic excitability, acute ethanol can also modulate GABAergic transmission and disinhibit DA neurons in the VTA. Since elevated levels of DA are observed in areas like the NAcc and PFC following ethanol exposure, one possibility is that DA neurons in the alcohol and dopamine VTA are disinhibited from tonic […]

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