Craving is known to be a key factor in substance use disorders and can increase the likelihood of future drug use or relapse. Yet its neural basis — or, how the brain gives rise to craving — is not well understood.
In a new study, researchers from Yale, Dartmouth, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) have identified a stable brain pattern, or neuromarker, for drug and food craving. Their findings were published Dec. 19 in Nature Neuroscience.
The discovery may be an important step toward understanding the brain basis of craving, addiction as a brain disorder, and…
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