Cocaine-Enhanced Enkephalin Gates Plasticity of Distinct Striatal Synapses and Facilitates Cue-Induced Cocaine-Seeking During Abstinence
Kanako Matsumura, Polina N. Lyuboslavsky, Amélia Nicot…·Lauren K. Dobbs
This study shows that cocaine abstinence increases enkephalin in D2-MSNs, reducing GABA release to VP neurons and promoting cocaine seeking.