Padma is addicted to heroin. She wants to quit, but every time she runs into her neighbor, with whom she frequently engaged in heroin use, she has strong cravings for the drug. Which of Padma's brain structures played an initial role in forming associations between her neighbor and the reinforcing effects of heroin?

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The amygdala is involved in forming associations between stimuli and emotional responses, including the reinforcing effects of drugs.

Padma Is Addicted to Heroin