Brain mechanism linked to relapse after cocaine withdrawal
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 06:21
in Biology & Nature
Addictive drugs are known to induce changes in the brain's reward circuits that may underlie drug craving and relapse after long periods of abstinence. Now, new research, published by Cell Press in the September 9 issue of the journal Neuron, uncovers a specific neural mechanism that may be linked to persistent drug-seeking behaviour and could help to guide strategies for development of new therapies for cocaine addiction...