A new treatment for Parkinson's disease has the side effect of blocking dopamine action in the nucleus accumbens. For a patient on this drug, which of the following would likely be diminished?
A)Reward
B)Punishment
C)Hunger
D)Thirst
E)Memory

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The nucleus accumbens is part of the brain's reward circuit and is heavily involved in the dopamine-mediated reward system. Blocking dopamine action in this area would likely diminish the sense of reward.

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