Retrieval-Extinction and Relapse Prevention: Rewriting Maladaptive Drug Memories?

Addicted individuals are highly susceptible to relapse when exposed to drug-associated conditioned stimuli (CSs; “drug cues”) even after extensive periods of abstinence. Until recently, these maladaptive emotional drug memories were believed to be permanent and resistant to change. The rediscovery o...

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Main Authors: Eloise J. Kuijer, Antonio Ferragud, Amy L. Milton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00023/full