Effects of morphine on brain plasticity

Introduction: Morphine shares with other opiates and drugs of abuse the ability to modify the plasticity of brain areas that regulate the morphology of dendrites and spines, which are the primary sites of excitatory synapses in regions of the brain involved in incentive motivation, rewards, and lear...

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Main Authors: V. Beltrán-Campos, M. Silva-Vera, M.L. García-Campos, S. Díaz-Cintra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2015-04-01
Series:Neurología (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173580815000267