Abstract
A new study challenges the idea that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex inhibits drug relapse, by selectively inactivating a subpopulation of neurons in this brain area and showing attenuation of context-induced reinstatement of heroin seeking.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Humans
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Neural Pathways / drug effects
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Neural Pathways / pathology
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Neural Pathways / physiology*
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Prefrontal Cortex / drug effects
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Prefrontal Cortex / pathology
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Prefrontal Cortex / physiology*
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Rats
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Reward*
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Secondary Prevention
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Substance-Related Disorders / pathology
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Substance-Related Disorders / physiopathology
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology