Brain circuit responsible for withdrawal and relapse behaviors (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Brain circuit responsible for withdrawal and relapse behaviors

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(Top panel) A schematic of the brain circuit responsible for mediating drug withdrawal-induced anxiety (bottom left panel) and drug-seeking behavior (bottom right panel). Rabies (RABVG) tracing helped identify the circuit, comprised of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), ventral tegmental area (VTA), and amygdala.

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UCI School of Medicine

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