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English

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cerebellum
drug addiction
treatment

Understanding the Brain’s Role in Drug Addiction

Artistic image of the human brain
Credit: Dierk Schaefer

Findings recently revealed in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews and the Journal of Neuroscience suggest  the cerebellum is co-responsible for the alterations in the brain that are linked with excessive substance abuse.

This goes against previous assumptions and appears to offer a way forward for the design of new therapies that combat drug addiction.

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