Cocaine experience abolishes the motivation suppressing effect of CRF in the ventral midbrain
Idaira Oliva, Melissa Donate, Merridee J. Lefner, Matthew J. Wanat
This study shows that prior cocaine exposure eliminates CRF's ability to suppress motivation for food rewards but not cocaine intake, suggesting altered neuropeptide function in the VTA.
Addiction Biology · Nov 12, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience