Researchers from Rutgers University have used neuroimaging techniques to determine how cocaine addiction modifies the brain’s reward system, and the impact it has on adaptive behavior. The research looks at how chronic cocaine use interferes with the brain’s ability to evaluate potential rewards. It shows how these neurological changes contribute to the bewildering addictive behavior seen in drug users who persist in harmful activities that don’t offer immediate benefits. By determining how cocaine impacts brain computations and reward prediction errors in the brain, it could help with the development of more effective addiction treatments.
Cocaine’s Impact on Brain’s Reward System: Unveiling the Profound Rewiring Effects
