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Oct 2026
BLA kappa opioid receptor inputs to the BNST mediate social stress-induced increases in alcohol drinking.
Aversive social experiences can increase alcohol consumption and precipitate relapse during abstinence. Individuals who drink to alleviate social stress are at a heightened risk for developing an alcohol use disorder (AUD). In rodents, repeated social defeat stress (SDS) enhances motivation to consume alcohol, yet the...
F. Paliarin, Evan J. Doré, Sara Mirza et al.
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