Caught in the Net: Perineuronal Nets and Addiction

Exposure to drugs of abuse induces plasticity in the brain and creates persistent drug-related memories. These changes in plasticity and persistent drug memories are believed to produce aberrant motivation and reinforcement contributing to addiction. Most studies have explored the effect drugs of ab...

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Main Authors: Megan Slaker, Jordan M. Blacktop, Barbara A. Sorg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7538208