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From actions to habits: neuroadaptations leading to dependence.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Yin, HH
Published in: Alcohol Research & Health : the Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
January 2008

Recent work on the role of overlapping cerebral networks in action selection and habit formation has important implications for alcohol addiction research. As reviewed below, (1) these networks, which all involve a group of deep-brain structures called the basal ganglia, are associated with distinct behavioral control processes, such as reward-guided Pavlovian conditional responses, goal-directed instrumental actions, and stimulus-driven habits; (2) different stages of action learning are associated with different networks, which have the ability to change (i.e., plasticity); and (3) exposure to alcohol and other addictive drugs can have profound effects on these networks by influencing the mechanisms underlying neural plasticity.

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Published In

Alcohol Research & Health : the Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

EISSN

1930-0573

ISSN

1535-7414

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

340 / 344

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Abuse
  • Reward
  • Neuronal Plasticity
  • Nerve Net
  • Humans
  • Habits
  • Ethanol
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Basal Ganglia
  • Alcoholism
 

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Yin, H. H. (2008). From actions to habits: neuroadaptations leading to dependence. Alcohol Research & Health : The Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 31(4), 340–344.
Yin, Henry H. “From actions to habits: neuroadaptations leading to dependence.Alcohol Research & Health : The Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 31, no. 4 (January 2008): 340–44.
Yin HH. From actions to habits: neuroadaptations leading to dependence. Alcohol Research & Health : the Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 2008 Jan;31(4):340–4.
Yin, Henry H. “From actions to habits: neuroadaptations leading to dependence.Alcohol Research & Health : The Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, vol. 31, no. 4, Jan. 2008, pp. 340–44.
Yin HH. From actions to habits: neuroadaptations leading to dependence. Alcohol Research & Health : the Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 2008 Jan;31(4):340–344.

Published In

Alcohol Research & Health : the Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

EISSN

1930-0573

ISSN

1535-7414

Publication Date

January 2008

Volume

31

Issue

4

Start / End Page

340 / 344

Related Subject Headings

  • Substance Abuse
  • Reward
  • Neuronal Plasticity
  • Nerve Net
  • Humans
  • Habits
  • Ethanol
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Basal Ganglia
  • Alcoholism