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Stanford University School of Medicine: Myelination in the Brain May Be Key to 'Learning' Opioid Addiction
June 06, 2024
STANFORD, California, June 6 (TNSres) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news:

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New research in mice by Stanford Medicine scientists has found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids.

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By Nina Bai

Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what we do, strengthening or weakening neural pathways as we practic . . .

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