Nucleus Accumbens Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons Projecting to the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Promote Wakefulness and Positive Affective State

Medicine, Basic Medical Sciences, Neurology, Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Biochemistry,
corticotropin-releasing hormone   wakefulness   anxiolysis   nucleus accumbens   bed nucleus of the stria terminalis  

Nucleus Accumbens Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons Project to Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis to Regulate Wakefulness and Positive Emotional States Background The nucleus accumbens (NAc) plays a crucial role in regulating motivation, reward, and many behaviors that depend on high levels of arousal. However, research on the neural mechani...

Accumulation of NMDA Receptors in Accumbal Neuronal Ensembles Mediates Increased Conditioned Place Preference for Cocaine After Prolonged Withdrawal

Medicine, Basic Medical Sciences, Psychiatry, Neurology, Life Sciences, Biochemistry,
nucleus accumbens   neuronal ensembles   incubation of cocaine craving   GRIN1  

Study Reveals Molecular Mechanisms of Enhanced Cocaine Craving in Rats During Withdrawal Background Introduction The issue of relapse in drug abuse poses a significant challenge in addiction treatment. According to related research, relapse behaviors in drug addiction are often triggered by environmental cues associated with drug use. This phenomen...