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. 2013 Feb 20;33(8):3256-8.
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5828-12.2013.

Gambling rats and gambling addiction: reconciling the role of dopamine in irrationality

Guillaume Sescousse  1 , Hanneke E M den Ouden
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Gambling rats and gambling addiction: reconciling the role of dopamine in irrationality

Guillaume Sescousse et al. J Neurosci. .
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