Cocaine, cadherins and synaptic plasticity
Nature Neuroscience 20, 499 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nn.4535
Authors: Kristina Valentinova & Manuel Mameli
Addictive substances hijack the reward system partly via synaptic plasticity onto dopamine neurons. Cadherins may contribute to cocaine-evoked adaptations, supporting the notion that drug addiction is a synaptic disease.
Source: Nature Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Kristina Valentinova Manuel Mameli Tags: News and Views Source Type: research