1987 – Cocaine. the Big Lie – National Institute of Drug Abuse

Published April 4, 2013

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Brain stimulation may treat cocaine addiction

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When the researchers "turned on" the inactive neurons using optogenetic stimulation, the compulsive cocaine-seeking behaviour stopped, author Antonello Bonci of the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Maryland told AFP. Conversely, they could also turn …
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Scientists Say They Can Zap Out Cocaine Addiction Using a Laser

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Researcher Antonello Bonci, scientific director of the intramural research program at the National Institute of Drug Abuse, which is a part of the National Institutes of Health, said: "When we turn on a laser light in the prelimbic region of the …
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Laser Beam Targets Brain to Switch off Cocaine Addiction

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Antonello Bonci, of the NIH's National Institute of Drug Abuse, said: "When we turn on a laser light in the prelimbic region of the prefrontal cortex, the compulsive cocaine seeking is gone." In 2010, an EU report found that the UK was at the top of …
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