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<b>Figure 17-9. Locus of action of amphetamine and cocaine.</b> Amphetamine and cocaine act on noradrenergic neurons originating in the locus ceruleus and projecting throughout the cerebral cortex, hypothalamus, cerebellum and spinal cord <i>(blue)</i>. Noradrenergic neurons that terminate in the cerebral cortex maintain alertness. Amphetamine and cocaine also act on dopaminergic neurons originating in the ventral tegmental area and projecting to the c
<b>Figure 17-9. Locus of action of amphetamine and cocaine.</b> Amphetamine and cocaine act on noradrenergic neurons originati...