Understanding the effects of drugs on the brain: A look at the damage and potential for treatment

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A connectomic analysis of the brains of mice treated with cocaine shows that dopamine axons undergo two major anatomical remodeling events: 1) axons increase the average number of branches they make (top image), 2) while simultaneously pruning, or removing, existing axons. (Image by Gregg Wildenberg, University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory.)

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