Brain circuits of compulsive drug addiction identified

Patricia Janak ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 564, issue 7736, 349-350

Abstract: A study in mice identifies a brain adaptation that underlies the compulsive behaviour associated with drug addiction, and which might explain why some drug users behave compulsively whereas others do not.

Keywords: Neuroscience; Animal behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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