What is rewarding brain stimulation?

This video describes rewarding brain stimulation.
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Intracranial self-stimulation in the rat -- © Johansen (2005) Exploring Reinforcement Processes using Intra-Cranial Self-Stimulation. http://www.cas.uio.no/Publications/Seminar/Convergence_BorgaJohansen.pdf

Location of medial forebrain stimulation electrodes in the rat brain -- © Bean & Roth (1991) Extracellular dopamine and neurotensin in rat prefrontal cortex in vivo: effects of median forebrain bundle stimulation frequency, stimulation pattern, and dopamine autoreceptors. J Neurosci. http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/abstract/11/9/2694

Dopamine neurons and pathways in the brain -- adapted from original, © CNSforum http://www.cnsforum.com

Conditional rewarding brain stimulation driving weight lifting in the rat -- © Garner et al (1991) Intracranial self-stimulation motivates treadmill running. J Appl Physiol. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1757392

Conditional rewarding brain stimulation driving treadmill running in the rat -- © Burgess et al (1991) Intracranial self-stimulation motivates weight-lifting exercise in rats. J Appl Physiol. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1757387

Remote control of rat locomotion -- © Xu et al (2004) A multi-channel telemetry system for brain microstimulation in freely roaming animals. J Neurosci Methods. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165027003003108

Reclaim DBS therapy -- © Medtronic, inc. http://www.medtronic.com/your-health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.htm

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very intresting