Where are the opiate receptors located that are responsible for the following: analgesia, sedation, and reinforcement?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Analgesia involves opiate receptors in the periaqueductal gray matter; hypothermia involves opiate receptors within the preoptic area; opiate receptors within the ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens are implicated in the reinforcing effects of opiates.

Psychology

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a. theory c. supposition b. hypothesis d. proposition

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