On the Resistance to Relapse to Cocaine-Seeking Following Impairment of Instrumental Cocaine Memory Reconsolidation

Reconsolidation normally functions to update and maintain memories in the long-term. However, this process can be disrupted pharmacologically to weaken memories. Exploiting such experimental amnesia to disrupt the maladaptive reward memories underpinning addiction may provide a novel therapeutic ave...

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Main Authors: Marc T. J. Exton-McGuinness, Mohamed L. Drame, Charlotte R. Flavell, Jonathan L. C. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00242/full