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Today I was going to blog this paper, which says that you can predict which kids will grow up and be criminals by measuring their Pavlovian fear conditioning at age 8. In Mauritius. But The Last Psychiatrist already said everything I was going to.Luckily, there's another article in the American Journal of Psychiatry about crime in a tropical country for me to write about - Randomized, Double-Blind...

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Drugs To Treat Cocaine Abuse? | Psydir News

news.psydir.com — “The authors of a new study in Biological Psychiatry explore pharmacological strategies for reducing cocaine self-administration in animals that may have implications for treating cocaine dependence in humans. Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, which has been implicated in drug addiction...” View full resource at news.psydir.com

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Memory-boosting drug may help cocaine addicts avoid relapse | Psydir News

news.psydir.com — “A memory-boosting medication paired with behavioral therapy might help addicts stay clean, according to new animal research. The study suggests D-cycloserine, previously used in the lab to treat fear and anxiety disorders, could help an addict resist drugs even when confronted with drug-related cues outside of rehab.” View full resource at news.psydir.com

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Novelty lures rats from cocaine-paired settings, hinting at new treatments for recovering addicts | Psydir News

news.psydir.com — “The brain's innate interest in the new and different may help trump the power of addictive drugs, according to new research. In controlled experiments, novelty drew cocaine-treated rats away from the place they got cocaine.” View full resource at news.psydir.com