Same Place, Same Time (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Same Place, Same Time

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The neurotransmitters acetylcholine and glutamate were known to play a role in nicotine dependence. The orange region above shows the overlap of these neurotransmitters in the habenular circuit, where they interact to reinforce addiction.

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Laboratory of Molecular Biology at The Rockefeller University

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