Rockefeller University: Newly Discovered Brain Pathway Sheds Light on Addiction
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
NEW YORK, April 19 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news:
Drugs like morphine and cocaine fundamentally warp the brain's reward system--creating the urge to use while, simultaneously, throwing natural urges to eat and drink off-kilter.
Now, scientists from The Rockefeller University and Mount Sinai have identified, for the first time, a common reward pathway that may serve as a hub for rearranging such fundamental priorities. The findings, publish . . .
Drugs like morphine and cocaine fundamentally warp the brain's reward system--creating the urge to use while, simultaneously, throwing natural urges to eat and drink off-kilter.
Now, scientists from The Rockefeller University and Mount Sinai have identified, for the first time, a common reward pathway that may serve as a hub for rearranging such fundamental priorities. The findings, publish . . .