Addiction Research Articles

  • How the Brain Responds to Nicotine

    A new neuroscience research study attempted to pinpoint the specific brain activity that occurs within the first few minutes of exposure to nicotine. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, showed that there was a connection formed between neurons within a single 15-minute exposure to nicotine, causing a long-term excitability between the neurons. more...

  • New Insights into the Brain's Role in Drug Addiction

    New animal research is enabling a deeper understanding of the neurobiology of drug addiction in humans. more...