Home » Psychology news » Why cocaine is so addictive: Activation of specific neurons linked to alterations in cocaine reward

Why cocaine is so addictive: Activation of specific neurons linked to alterations in cocaine reward

October 19, 2010 by

Researchers have discovered how cocaine corrupts the brain and becomes addictive. The findings -- the first to connect activation of specific neurons to alterations in cocaine reward -- may help researchers in developing new ways of treating those addicted to the drug.

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Your email address will not be published.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>