Background: Ethanol self‐administration has been shown to increase dopamine in the
nucleus accumbens; however, dopamine levels in the accumbal subregions (core, shell …

Background: This present study was designed to clarify the role of dopamine in the nucleus
accumbens during operant ethanol self‐administration by separating bar pressing (ethanol …

Although operant ethanol self‐administration can increase accumbal dopamine activity, the
relationship between dopamine and ethanol levels during consumption remains unclear …

Background: The present study was designed to test directly whether a contextual stimulus
for access to ethanol would acquire the ability to enhance locomotor activity and dopamine …

In well-trained animals, accumbal dopamine release is stimulated during operant ethanol
self-administration, but the time course of development of this dopaminergic response …

The complex mesolimbic–mesocortical system involved with behavioral selection has been
implicated in the control of ethanol self-administration. However, the nature of the …

Background: Dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens has been linked to the
reinforcing effects of ethanol, but the time course or relationship of this response to ethanol …

Ethanol, like other substances of abuse, preferentially increases dopamine (DA)
transmission in the rat nucleus accumbens (NAc) following passive administration. It …

Dopamine increases in the nucleus accumbens after ethanol administration in rats, but the
contributions of the core and shell subregions to this response are unclear. The goal of this …

In the present study, the reactivity of striatal dopamine and dopamine-sensitive neurons in
superfused striatal slices of ethanol-experienced rats was compared to that of ethanol-naive …