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Neurobiology of Food and Fluid Intake pp 15–42Cite as

Accumbens Dopamine is a Physiological Correlate of the Rewarding and Motivating Effects of Food

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Smith, G.P. (2004). Accumbens Dopamine is a Physiological Correlate of the Rewarding and Motivating Effects of Food. In: Stricker, E.M., Woods, S.C. (eds) Neurobiology of Food and Fluid Intake. Handbook of Behavioral Neurobiology, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48643-1_2

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