Home » Psychology news » Mechanism related to negative emotions of cocaine withdrawal discovered: Emotional ‘brakes’ stay on after cocaine wears off

Mechanism related to negative emotions of cocaine withdrawal discovered: Emotional ‘brakes’ stay on after cocaine wears off

September 10, 2012 by

Researchers have found a cellular mechanism that contributes to the lack of motivation and negative emotions of a cocaine addict going through withdrawal. Their discovery offers a deeper look into the cellular and behavioral implications of addiction.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>