Nucleus accumbens

Treatment-Enhanced Paired Action Contributes Substantially to Change Across Multiple Health Behaviors: Secondary Analyses of Five Randomized Trials.

Published May 1, 2013

Treatment-enhanced paired action contributes substantially to change across multiple health behaviors: secondary analyses of five randomized trials.

Transl Behav Med. 2013 Mar 1; 3(1): 62-71
Yin HQ, Prochaska JO, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Paiva AL, Blissmer B, Velicer WF,… Continue reading →

Cannabinoid and Opioid Interactions: Implications for Opiate Dependence and Withdrawal.

Published April 30, 2013

Cannabinoid and opioid interactions: implications for opiate dependence and withdrawal.

Neuroscience. 2013 Apr 24;
Scavone JL, Sterling RC, Van Bockstaele EJ

Withdrawal from opiates, such as heroin or oral narcotics, is characterized by a host of aversive physical and… Continue reading →

Region-Specific Depression of Striatal Activity in Wistar Rat by Modest Ethanol Consumption Over a Ten-Month Period.

Published April 24, 2013

Region-specific depression of striatal activity in Wistar rat by modest ethanol consumption over a ten-month period.

Alcohol. 2013 Apr 17;
Adermark L, Jonsson S, Söderpalm B, Ericson M

The nucleus accumbens (nAc) is the primary target for the mesolimbic… Continue reading →

Gestational Nicotine Exposure Modifies Myelin Gene Expression in the Brains of Adolescent Rats With Sex Differences.

Published April 18, 2013

Gestational nicotine exposure modifies myelin gene expression in the brains of adolescent rats with sex differences.

Transl Psychiatry. 2013; 3: e247
Cao J, Wang J, Dwyer JB, Gautier NM, Wang S, Leslie FM, Li MD

Myelination defects in the… Continue reading →

Alcohol Use and Cerebral White Matter Compromise in Adolescence.

Published April 16, 2013

Alcohol use and cerebral white matter compromise in adolescence.

Addict Behav. 2013 Mar 15; 38(7): 2295-2305
Elofson J, Gongvatana W, Carey KB

Alcohol use is typically initiated during adolescence, a period known to be critical in neurodevelopment. The adolescent… Continue reading →

Microinjection of Ghrelin in the Nucleus Accumbens Core Enhances Locomotor Activity Induced by Cocaine.

Published April 13, 2013

Microinjection of ghrelin in the nucleus accumbens core enhances locomotor activity induced by cocaine.

Behav Brain Res. 2013 Apr 8;
Jang JK, Kim WY, Cho BR, Lee JW, Kim JH

Ghrelin has a regulatory role not only in the… Continue reading →

What Annorexia Can Do to You..

Published April 13, 2013

What annorexia can do to you.. – please please please eat right. eating is better then not eating. so long as you are getting the proper nutrience. so PLEASE eat.

A weighty issue: Eating disorders at Georgetown
Day… Continue reading →

HDAC3 Is a Negative Regulator of Cocaine-Context-Associated Memory Formation.

Published April 12, 2013

HDAC3 Is a Negative Regulator of Cocaine-Context-Associated Memory Formation.

J Neurosci. 2013 Apr 10; 33(15): 6623-32
Rogge GA, Singh H, Dang R, Wood MA

Cocaine-induced neuroplasticity mediated by histone acetylating and deacetylating enzymes may contribute to addiction-like behaviors. For… Continue reading →

Examination of the Construct Validity of the Swedish Version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Breast Cancer Patients.

Published April 11, 2013

Examination of the construct validity of the Swedish version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in breast cancer patients.

Qual Life Res. 2013 Apr 9;
Saboonchi F, Wennman-Larsen A, Alexanderson K, Petersson LM

PURPOSE: To examine the construct validity… Continue reading →

Dependence Is Not Addiction and “tolerance” Declares Addiction.

Published April 10, 2013

Dependence is not addiction and “tolerance” declares addiction.

JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Apr 8; 173(7): 595-6
Geller AS

HubMed – addiction

Acute ketamine-induced neuroplasticity: ribosomal protein S6 phosphorylation expression in drug addiction-related rat brain areas.

Neuroreport. 2013… Continue reading →