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Neurobiology of the incubation of drug craving

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Recent results that have identified important brain regions involved in the incubation of drug craving in rodents are discussed, as well as evidence for the underlying cellular mechanisms.
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This article is published in Trends in Neurosciences.The article was published on 2011-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 550 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Craving & Methamphetamine.

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Role of Dorsomedial Striatum Neuronal Ensembles in Incubation of Methamphetamine Craving after Voluntary Abstinence.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of dorsolateral striatum and dorsomedial striatum (DMS) in the incubation of methamphetamine craving after choice-based voluntary abstinence was investigated.
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Dopaminylation of histone H3 in ventral tegmental area regulates cocaine seeking

TL;DR: By reducing H3Q5dop in the VTA during withdrawal, this work reversed cocaine-mediated gene expression changes, attenuated dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens, and reduced cocaine-seeking behavior, establishing a neurotransmission-independent role for nuclear dopamine in relapse-related transcriptional plasticity in the rat ventral tegmental area.
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Corticostriatal BDNF and alcohol addiction.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that moderate consumption of alcohol increases BDNF levels in the dorsal striatum, which in turn act to suppress alcohol intake by activating a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK)-dependent genomic mechanism.
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