Addiction: a loss of plasticity of the brain? | Addiction Treatment Strategies

Posted on Mar 19, 2011 in Addiction, drug addiction, Substance abuse, Substance dependence, The Brain And Addiction | Comments Off

ScienceDaily — Why is it that only some drug users become addicts? Researchers have just discovered that the transition to addiction could result from a persistent impairment of synaptic plasticity in a key structure of the brain. … > read full article

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