Shifted balance between ventral striatal prodynorphin and proenkephalin biases development of cocaine place avoidance
Amélia Nicot, Pavankumar Yecham, Ilana Serin, David J Barker, Lauren K. Dobbs
The paper investigates the relationship between striatal opioid peptides and cocaine-induced conditioned place avoidance in mice, finding that low dynorphin levels correlate with increased avoidance.
Addiction Biology · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience