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Cocaine Addicts Display A Thinner Cortex Which May Reflect Drug Use And A Pre-Existing Disposition To Drug Abuse

New research findings suggest that structural abnormalities in the brains of cocaine addicts are related in part to drug use and in part to a predisposition toward addiction. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 9th issue of the journal Neuron, maps the topography of the addicted brain and provides new insight into the effect of cocaine on neural systems mediating cognition and motivation.

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