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Olivier George
Aug 4, 20141 min read
Smoking may produce excessive immature neurons
Latest paper published: Nicotine dependence increases the number of immature neurons in the hippocampus. It was believed that nicotine...
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Olivier George
Apr 25, 20141 min read
Decreased, not increased phasic dopamine release predict cocaine dependence
This is to me one of the most important paper of the decade in the addiction field. It kicks to the curb both the incentive sensitization...
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Olivier George
Jul 17, 20131 min read
CRF, anxiety, pain and nicotine dependence
Extended access to nicotine leads to a CRF1 receptor dependent increase in anxiety-like behavior and hyperalgesia in rats. Addiction...
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Olivier George
Jun 17, 20131 min read
Addiction and stress
Addiction as a stress surfeit disorder Neuropharmacology. 2013 Jun 6 Koob GF, Buck CL, Cohen A, Edwards S, Park PE, Schlosburg JE,...
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Olivier George
Jan 2, 20131 min read
Nicotine dependence
Nicotine vapor inhalation escalates nicotine self-administration. Addiction Biology Gilpin NW, Whitaker AM, Baynes B, Abdel AY, Weil...
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Olivier George
Aug 17, 20121 min read
First evidence of escalation of nicotine intake in rats
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 Aug;37(9):2153-60. doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.67. Epub 2012 May 2. Robust escalation of nicotine intake with...
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