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Cocaine-induced Brain Plasticity May Protect The Addicted Brain: Findings May...

Published on Thursday, 28 August 2008 05:00 from ScienceDaily

Increased connections among brain cells caused by excessive drug use may represent the body's defense mechanism to combat addiction and related behaviors, scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

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