FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2017·5 min readReprogramming Brain Region Can Suppress Cocaine Cravings: Mouse StudySilencing pyramidal neurons in the infralimbic cortex made rats more likely to relapse than those that underwent withdrawal from cocaine. The findings support growing evidence that the infralimbic cortex plays a vital role in suppressing addictive behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 25, 2017·4 min readSons of Cocaine Using Fathers Have Profound Memory ImpairmentsResearch suggests men who use cocaine at the time of conception could increase the risk of their son developing learning difficulties and memory loss.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 10, 2017·5 min readRevealing The Connection Between Female Estrogen Cycle and Cocaine AddictionAccording to a new study, cocaine has the most potent effects on the female brain when estrogen levels are at their highest.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 7, 2016·5 min readResearchers Pinpoint When Cocaine Addicts Are Most Vulnerable to RelapseStudy concludes the most intense periods for cocaine cravings often coincides with a patient's release from addiction treatment programs.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 2, 2016·4 min readProtein Found to Regulate Cocaine Craving After WithdrawalA new study suggests sheds light on how cocaine rewires the brain, even after withdrawal.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 1, 2016·4 min readWhy Cocaine is So Addictive: Animal Model StudyResearchers replicate cocaine addiction in rats and obtain a better understanding about the underlying mechanisms of addiction.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 17, 2016·5 min read‘Carrots and Sticks’ Fail to Change Behavior in Cocaine AddictionA 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.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·June 6, 2016·3 min readA Protein With Potential to Modify Brain Function and Memory in Mice and FishA newly created protein can modify brain activity and memory in targeted ways without the use of chemicals or drugs, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 19, 2016·4 min readMechanism That Reduces Effect of Cocaine on the Brain IdentifiedA new study reports microglia can diminish the adverse changes to neural circuitry bought on by chronic cocaine use.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 1, 2016·5 min readWhy Adolescents Are More Vulnerable to AddictionA new study explores why teens may be more vulnerable to addiction than adults.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 24, 2016·3 min readResearchers Identify Dopamine Signaling Pathway that Controls Cocaine Reward in MiceA new study reports cocaine increases dopamine levels in the striatum, activating a previously unknown pathway.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 10, 2016·5 min readShedding Light on Drug Addicts Risk Taking BehaviorsAccording to a new study, those addicted to cocaine have strong motivation to seek out rewards, but exhibit an impaired ability to adjust their behavior and are less fulfilled when they achieve their desired goal.Read More
