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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 27, 2017·5 min read

          Reprogramming Brain Region Can Suppress Cocaine Cravings: Mouse Study

          Silencing 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.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 25, 2017·4 min read

          Sons of Cocaine Using Fathers Have Profound Memory Impairments

          Research suggests men who use cocaine at the time of conception could increase the risk of their son developing learning difficulties and memory loss.
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          ·January 10, 2017·5 min read

          Revealing The Connection Between Female Estrogen Cycle and Cocaine Addiction

          According to a new study, cocaine has the most potent effects on the female brain when estrogen levels are at their highest.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·September 7, 2016·5 min read

          Researchers Pinpoint When Cocaine Addicts Are Most Vulnerable to Relapse

          Study concludes the most intense periods for cocaine cravings often coincides with a patient's release from addiction treatment programs.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 2, 2016·4 min read

          Protein Found to Regulate Cocaine Craving After Withdrawal

          A new study suggests sheds light on how cocaine rewires the brain, even after withdrawal.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·August 1, 2016·4 min read

          Why Cocaine is So Addictive: Animal Model Study

          Researchers replicate cocaine addiction in rats and obtain a better understanding about the underlying mechanisms of addiction.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·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.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·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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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·May 19, 2016·4 min read

          Mechanism That Reduces Effect of Cocaine on the Brain Identified

          A new study reports microglia can diminish the adverse changes to neural circuitry bought on by chronic cocaine use.
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          FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology
          ·March 1, 2016·5 min read

          Why Adolescents Are More Vulnerable to Addiction

          A new study explores why teens may be more vulnerable to addiction than adults.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 24, 2016·3 min read

          Researchers Identify Dopamine Signaling Pathway that Controls Cocaine Reward in Mice

          A new study reports cocaine increases dopamine levels in the striatum, activating a previously unknown pathway.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·February 10, 2016·5 min read

          Shedding Light on Drug Addicts Risk Taking Behaviors

          According 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.
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