Kehr, J.; Ichinose, F.; Yoshitake, S.; Goiny, M.; Sievertsson, T.; Nyberg, F.; Yoshitake, T. Mephedrone, compared to MDMA (ecstasy) and amphetamine, rapidly increases both dopamine and serotonin levels in nucleus accumbens of awake rats. (psychogenics.com)
The nucleus accumbens of people with depression had much lower levels of p11 than that of their non-depressed counterparts. (scientificamerican.com)
In an earlier study, the research team, led by U.T. Southwestern psychiatry professor Eric Nestler, found that levels of BDNF — which is implicated in learning because of its role in creating stronger connections between neurons — increase in the nucleus accumbens in response to chronic stress. (scientificamerican.com)