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·June 17, 2016·5 min read

‘Carrots and Sticks’ Fail to Change Behavior in Cocaine Addiction

A new study might help to explain why people continue to take drug, even though they are aware of the negative consequences and why they find their behavior so hard to change.

Image shows the location of the prefrontal cortex in the brain.

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·January 12, 2016·7 min read

A ‘Back Door’ Into Cocaine Addicted Brain

Researchers report those addicted to cocaine may have difficulty controlling their addiction because of a 'back door' into the brain that circumvents their self control.

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·June 6, 2016·3 min read

A Protein With Potential to Modify Brain Function and Memory in Mice and Fish

A newly created protein can modify brain activity and memory in targeted ways without the use of chemicals or drugs, a new study reports.

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·October 17, 2020·3 min read

Astrocytes Build Synapses After Cocaine Use

Astrocytes respond to cocaine exposure in the brains of mice by promoting the formation of new synapses.

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·June 27, 2014·4 min read

Bad Learning

Researchers discover a new form of neurotransmission which influences the long term memory created by addictive drugs.

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·July 27, 2018·3 min read

Bile Acids From the Gut Could Help to Treat Cocaine Abuse

A new study reveals bile acids can reduce the rewarding properties of cocaine use.

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·September 2, 2018·4 min read

Bile Acids Reduce Cocaine Reward

Using mouse models, researchers found bile diversion surgery reduced cocaine induced increases in dopamine release and cocaine related behaviors. Researchers believe bariatric surgery or the consumption of a synthetic bile drug may help curb cocaine addiction in humans.

This image shows MRI scans of both the brains of women who abused substances and those who did not.

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·July 14, 2015·4 min read

Brain Volume Reduced in Women, But Not Men, Who Abuse Stimulant Drugs

According to a new study, women who abuse stimulant drugs have significantly less gray matter volume in brain areas vital for decision making and emotion.

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·June 30, 2018·2 min read

Can Hallucinogens Curb Cocaine Use?

A new study will investigate whether psilocybin can help curb cocaine addiction. Researchers are currently seeking people with a history of cocaine abuse to participate in the study.

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·September 2, 2019·3 min read

Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression

Chronic cocaine use alters the epigenetic profile of the FosB gene in the hippocampus. These alterations are required for cocaine-dependent gene expression and cocaine environment associations. Modification of hippocampal FosB results in a condition critical for cocaine-related learning.

Image shows the location of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the brain.

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·September 11, 2017·6 min read

Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

A new study reveals chronic cocaine users have a global impairment of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

The image shows the dopamine pathway in the brain.

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·May 10, 2013·5 min read

Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Researchers have successfully tested a new vaccine in primates to battle cocaine addiction. Using neuroimaging techniques, they demonstrated the vaccine prevents cocaine from reaching the brain and producing a dopamine induced high. Human trials could begin within the next year.

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cocaine addiction

‘Carrots and Sticks’ Fail to Change Behavior in Cocaine Addiction

A ‘Back Door’ Into Cocaine Addicted Brain

A Protein With Potential to Modify Brain Function and Memory in Mice and Fish

Astrocytes Build Synapses After Cocaine Use

Bad Learning

Bile Acids From the Gut Could Help to Treat Cocaine Abuse

Bile Acids Reduce Cocaine Reward

Brain Volume Reduced in Women, But Not Men, Who Abuse Stimulant Drugs

Can Hallucinogens Curb Cocaine Use?

Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression

Cocaine Users’ Brains Unable to Extinguish Drug Associations

Cocaine Vaccine Passes Key Testing Hurdle

Unleashing the Mind: The Neuroscience of Meditation and its Impact on Memory

Unveiling the Complexity of Musical Taste: Subgenres and Preferences Explored

Researchers Release The Most Detailed Fruit Fly Nerve Cord Connectome

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