Resetting balance in reward centers may help treat alcohol addiction

Friday, May 26, 2017 - 14:51 in Psychology & Sociology

The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place in the dorsal striatum, a brain region critical for goal-directed behavior and implicated in drug and alcohol addiction.

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