Prefrontal cortical BDNF: A regulatory key in cocaine- and food-reinforced behaviors
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) affects synaptic plasticity and neural structure and plays key roles in learning and memory processes. Recent evidence also points to important, yet complex, roles for BDNF in rodent models of cocaine abuse and addiction. Here we examine the role of prefronta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-07-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996116300420 |