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Our work on nicotine dependence featured in Nature Outlook.
Increasing awareness of the dramatic impact of drug addiction on our society and providing novel therapeutic approaches to cure drug...
Olivier George
Jul 29, 20151 min read
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A novel therapeutic strategy for alcoholism: Blocking the stress system using glucocorticoid antagon
A new paper published in collaboration with Leandro Vendruscolo and the Barbara Mason lab provide robust evidence that mifepristone...
Olivier George
Jul 6, 20151 min read
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Dynorphin system and heroin escalation
Long-term antagonism of kappa opioid receptors preventsescalation of and increased motivation for heroin intake. Journal of Neuroscience....
Olivier George
Dec 14, 20131 min read
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CRF, anxiety, pain and nicotine dependence
Extended access to nicotine leads to a CRF1 receptor dependent increase in anxiety-like behavior and hyperalgesia in rats. Addiction...
Olivier George
Jul 17, 20131 min read
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Addiction and stress
Addiction as a stress surfeit disorder Neuropharmacology. 2013 Jun 6 Koob GF, Buck CL, Cohen A, Edwards S, Park PE, Schlosburg JE,...
Olivier George
Jun 17, 20131 min read
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Craving and the PFC
Control of craving by the prefrontal cortex PNAS. 2013 Mar 12; 110(11):4165-6: George O and Koob GF #prefrontalcortex #addiction...
Olivier George
Mar 17, 20131 min read
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