Social rank regulates drug-seeking behavior by modulating dopamine pathways in the brain (IMAGE)

Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Social rank regulates drug-seeking behavior by modulating dopamine pathways in the brain

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Social rank regulates methamphetamine-seeking behavior by modulating the mesocortical and mesolimbic dopamine pathways, and winning experiences can remodel these circuits to suppress drug-seeking.

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