The transition to compulsion in addiction

C Lüscher, TW Robbins, BJ Everitt - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2020 - nature.com
Compulsion is a cardinal symptom of drug addiction (severe substance use disorder).
However, compulsion is observed in only a small proportion of individuals who repeatedly …

Direct dopamine terminal regulation by local striatal microcircuitry

SO Nolan, JE Zachry, AR Johnson… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Regulation of axonal dopamine release by local microcircuitry is at the hub of several
biological processes that govern the timing and magnitude of signaling events in reward …

From impulses to maladaptive actions: the insula is a neurobiological gate for the development of compulsive behavior

A Belin-Rauscent, ML Daniel, M Puaud, B Jupp… - Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
Impulsivity is an endophenotype of vulnerability for compulsive behaviors. However, the
neural mechanisms whereby impulsivity facilitates the development of compulsive disorders …

Prefrontal cortical–striatal dopamine receptor m RNA expression predicts distinct forms of impulsivity

NW Simon, BS Beas, KS Montgomery… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Variation in dopamine receptor levels has been associated with different facets of
impulsivity. To further delineate the neural substrates underlying impulsive action (inability to …

Reversal of cocaine‐conditioned place preference and mesocorticolimbic Zif268 expression by social interaction in rats

M Fritz, R El Rawas, A Salti, S Klement… - Addiction …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known how social interaction, if offered as an alternative to drug consumption, affects
neural circuits involved in drug reinforcement and substance dependence. Conditioned …

[HTML][HTML] Drug-induced activation of dopamine D1 receptor signaling and inhibition of class I/II histone deacetylase induce chromatin remodeling in reward circuitry and …

FA Schroeder, KL Penta, A Matevossian… - …, 2008 - nature.com
Chromatin remodeling, including histone modification, is involved in stimulant-induced gene
expression and addiction behavior. To further explore the role of dopamine D 1 receptor …

[HTML][HTML] Cocaine modulation of frontostriatal expression of Zif268, D2, and 5-HT2c receptors in high and low impulsive rats

M Besson, Y Pelloux, R Dilleen… - …, 2013 - nature.com
Impulsivity shares high comorbidity with substance abuse in humans, and high impulsivity
(HI) in rats has been identified as a predictive factor for cocaine addiction-like behavior …

GDNF—a potential target to treat addiction

S Carnicella, D Ron - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
The glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a secreted protein, best known for its
role in the development of the central and peripheral nervous systems and the survival of …

Gender differences in zebrafish responses to cocaine withdrawal

MAL Patiño, L Yu, BK Yamamoto, IV Zhdanova - Physiology & behavior, 2008 - Elsevier
The acute responses to cocaine and its withdrawal contribute to cocaine dependence and
potentiate relapse, with gender being one of the genetic factors affecting the outcome. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Withdrawal from escalated cocaine self-administration impairs reversal learning by disrupting the effects of negative feedback on reward exploitation: a …

P Zhukovsky, M Puaud, B Jupp, J Sala-Bayo… - …, 2019 - nature.com
Addiction is regarded as a disorder of inflexible choice with behavior dominated by
immediate positive rewards over longer-term negative outcomes. However, the …