Repeated social defeat stress enhances glutamatergic synaptic plasticity in the VTA and cocaine place conditioning
Enduring memories of sensory cues associated with drug intake drive addiction. It is well known that stressful experiences increase addiction vulnerability. However, it is not clear how repeated stress promotes learning of cue-drug associations, as repeated stress generally impairs learning and memo...
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2016-07-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/15448 |