Early Life Adversity Alters the Developmental Profiles of Addiction-Related Prefrontal Cortex Circuitry
Early adverse experience is a well-known risk factor for addictive behaviors later in life. Drug addiction typically manifests during adolescence in parallel with the later-developing prefrontal cortex (PFC). While it has been shown that dopaminergic modulation within the PFC is involved in addictio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Brain Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/3/1/143 |