Nucleus accumbens

Food Restriction-Induced Hyperactivity: Addiction or Adaptation to Famine?

Food restriction-induced hyperactivity: Addiction or adaptation to famine?

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2012 Oct 8;
Duclos M, Ouerdani A, Mormède P, Konsman JP

Increased physical activity is present in 30-80% of anorexia nervosa patients. To explain the paradox… Continue reading

Nucleus Accumbens Surgery for Addiction.

Nucleus Accumbens Surgery for Addiction.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

World Neurosurg. 2012 Oct 6;
Li N, Wang J, Wang XL, Chang CW, Ge SN, Gao L, Wu HM, Zhao HK, Geng N, Gao GD

Opiate addiction remains intractable in… Continue reading

Addiction Rehab: Increased Vulnerability to Cocaine in Mice Lacking Dopamine D3 Receptors.

Increased vulnerability to cocaine in mice lacking dopamine D3 receptors.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 8;
Song R, Zhang HY, Li X, Bi GH, Gardner EL, Xi ZX

Neuroimaging studies using… Continue reading

Cannabinoid Receptor 1-Expressing Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens.

Cannabinoid receptor 1-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens.

Filed under: Addiction Rehab

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Sep 10;
Winters BD, Krüger JM, Huang X, Gallaher ZR, Ishikawa M, Czaja K, Krueger JM, Huang YH, Schlüter… Continue reading