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Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll: hypothesizing common mesolimbic activation as a function of reward gene polymorphisms.

Journal of psychoactive drugs - 1 Jan 2000

Blum Kenneth, Werner Tonia, Carnes Stefanie, Carnes Patrick, Bowirrat Abdalla, Giordano John, Oscar-Berman Marlene, Gold Mark

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The nucleus accumbens, a site within the ventral striatum, plays a prominent role in mediating the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse, food, sex, and other addictions. Indeed, it is generally believed that this structure mandates motivated behaviors such as eating, drinking, and sexual activity, which are elicited by natural rewards and other strong incentive stimuli. This article focuses on sex addiction, but...

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PMID: 22641964
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.662112
PMCID: PMC4040958

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