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    Exam 7: The Pharmacology of Opiates and Analgesia
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    Increases in Dopamine Activity in the ________ Mediate the Reinforcing
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Increases in Dopamine Activity in the ________ Mediate the Reinforcing

Question 4

Question 4

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Increases in dopamine activity in the ________ mediate the reinforcing effects of opiates.


A) striatum
B) nucleus accumbens
C) ventral tegmentum area
D) cingulate cortex

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