New Brain Circuit Discovery Offers Hope for Alcohol Addiction Treatment
TL;DR
Scientists from Scripps Research identified a brain region in rats, the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), that becomes active during alcohol withdrawal and relapse, shedding light on how negative reinforcement drives addiction and potentially guiding new treatments.
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