A research team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the complex neural circuitry underlying reward and addiction by identifying 34 distinct subtypes of medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion — 10 to 20 percent — of the neurons in the brain’s nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though ...
Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion - 10 to 20 percent - of the neurons in the brain's nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though small in numbers, ...
A new study published in the journal Cell Reports reveals that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits—an insight that challenges long-held beliefs about adult ...