Scientists found that cocaine changes how the hippocampus region of the brain functions. The post This is your brain on cocaine appeared first on Talker.

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

Scientists identify the protein DeltaFosB as the "master switch" that rewires the brain's memory and reward circuits, driving chronic cocaine addiction and relapse.

(THE CONVERSATION) Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse ...

A new study reveals how cocaine use alters brain circuits tied to memory and reward, leaving the brain more vulnerable to relapse.

Internet addition effects the brain in the same way as alcohol, and cocaine addiction, according to a new study. Researchers in China scanned the brains of 17 adolescents diagnosed with “internet ...

Ramirez is an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University. When philosophers imagined the ship of Theseus, they asked: Can a vessel that has all its planks replaced ...

In 1997, Alan Leshner, then director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse, wrote an article entitled “Addiction Is a Brain Disease and It Matters.” That eight-word title became the perfect sound ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emma Fenske, DO, Oregon Health & Science University (THE CONVERSATION) Addiction is ...