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Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

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Substance abuse, memory, and post-traumatic stress disorder

Megan E. Tipps, Jonathan D. Raybuck, K. Matthew Lattal
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Summary & key facts 2013 59 citations

This review looks at how three common drugs of abuse—nicotine, cocaine, and alcohol—change learning and memory and how those changes connect with stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The authors describe how these drugs can either help or hurt memory depending on dose, how long they are used, and whether…

Memory and Neural Mechanisms Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
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