Reinforcing effects of electrical brain stimulation and of drugs such as amphetamine reflect an action on ________ projections of the ________.
A) leptin; mesocortical pathway
B) norepinephrine; nigrostriatal pathway
C) dopamine; nigrostriatal pathway
D) dopamine; mesolimbic pathway
E) GABA; mesocortical pathway

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The reinforcing effects of electrical brain stimulation and drugs such as amphetamine are linked to an action on the dopamine projections of the mesolimbic pathway.

Reinforcing Effects of Electrical Brain Stimulation and of Drugs Such