De Witte P
Acta Psychiatr Belg. 1985;85:676-88.
The study of motivational processes of the self-stimulation behavior involves the catecholaminergic systems (dopaminergic and noradrenergic). The same systems seem to be implicated in alcohol consumption. We thus hypothesize that the neural substrates underlying the reinforcement induced by the direct electrical excitation of these zones could be the same substrates aimed at by alcohol: alcohol would thus induce a potent pharmacological reinforcement.
对自我刺激行为的动机过程的研究涉及儿茶酚胺能系统（多巴胺能和去甲肾上腺素能）。相同的系统似乎也与酒精消费有关。因此，我们假设，这些区域直接电刺激所诱导的强化作用的神经基质可能与酒精作用的是相同的基质：酒精因此会诱导一种强效的药理学强化作用。
