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Brains and Behaviour
Deciphering the inner workings of the nervous system and behaviour
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Brains and Behaviour
Feb 25, 2020
Cannabinoids contribute to cocaine addiction
Cocaine triggers cells in the brain’s pleasure center to…
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Aug 24, 2019
A genetic key to methamphetamine addiction
A mouse study has found two genes play a large role in risk…
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Jul 17, 2019
Teenage brain structures indicate future drinking habits
The sizes of two areas of the brain predict…
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Jun 16, 2019
Falling off the wagon
Rats are helping us learn why many former addicts relapse after long periods of…
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Jan 16, 2019
Wired for addiction
Smokers have weaker connections between different brain regions, while drinkers…
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Aug 31, 2018
Too much sugar?
A brain region called the orbitofrontal cortex helps animals adjust their behavior as…
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Jul 25, 2018
Too much of a good thing?
The mediodorsal thalamus enables animals to adjust their behavior when a…
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Jul 12, 2018
Social gating of reward
Oxytocin, the so-called ‘love hormone’, helps control access to the brain’s…
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Jun 14, 2018
Chasing thrills
A study in rats provides clues about the brain mechanisms that motivate reward-seeking…
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Sep 9, 2016
Why are relapses more common during times of stress?
Brain changes that occurs in response to a…
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