A HISTORY OF ADOLESCENT OXYCODONE SELF-ADMINISTRATION: NEURAL MECHANISMS UNDERLYING NEUROCOGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS
Kristen A. McLaurin, Taylor R Elder, Hailong Li, Brendan J. Veenstra, Kyler J. Nelson, Charles F. Mactutus, Jill R Turner, Rosemarie M. Booze
This study investigates how adolescent oxycodone self-administration affects neurocognitive development by examining sex-dependent changes in dendritic spine morphology and glutamatergic signaling in the anterior cingulate cortex.
bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience