title: Drug motivation and abuse: a neurobiological perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Chiara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Acquas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carboni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008032:Limbic System / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009042:Motivation; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D003042:Cocaine; D004298:Dopamine