has potent neuroprotective and neuromodulatory actions and regulates the release of various neurotransmitters involved in the phenomena of drug addiction and withdrawal. Adenosine and various ...

why do they not lead to addiction? The difference might be due to qualitative and quantitative differences in the increases in dopamine induced by drugs, which are greater in magnitude (at least ...

We are interested in how novel non-neuronal mechanisms contribute to drug addiction. There is growing recognition that microglial proinflammatory ... excitability and potentiate drug-induced changes ...

The brain chemical that plays a starring role in addiction is the neurotransmitter dopamine. Addictive drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and many others—and eventually, just the anticipation of con ...