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Targeted disruption of cocaine-activated nucleus accumbens neurons prevents context-specific sensiti...

Targeted disruption of cocaine-activated nucleus accumbens neurons prevents context-specific sensiti...

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Targeted disruption of cocaine-activated nucleus accumbens neurons prevents context-specific sensitization

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Targeted disruption of cocaine-activated nucleus accumbens neurons prevents context-specific sensitization

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New York: Nature Publishing Group US

Journal title

Nature neuroscience, 2009-08, Vol.12 (8), p.1069-1073

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English

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New York: Nature Publishing Group US

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Contents

Until now, no tools existed to selectively manipulate the small number of sparsely distributed neurons activated during a drug-related learned behavior. Here the authors describe a new method for selectively inactivating only those neurons activated by cocaine in an environment repeatedly paired with drug injections.
Learned associations between...

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Targeted disruption of cocaine-activated nucleus accumbens neurons prevents context-specific sensitization

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20939777

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20939777

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ISSN

1097-6256

E-ISSN

1546-1726

DOI

10.1038/nn.2364

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