Saturday, July 01, 2006

New Scientist News - How cocaine hijacks the craving brain

New Scientist News - How cocaine hijacks the craving brain: "When 18 cocaine addicts watched a 40-minute movie that featured people buying and preparing a substance that looked like cocaine, brain scans showed they produced more dopamine in the dorsal striatum than when they viewed a nature film. The effect was more marked in the most strongly addicted people."

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