On the way to the perfect recreational drug? Getting high from light.
Cheers, [Karl L. Wuensch]<http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/klw.htm> From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 11:14 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Michael Palij Subject: [tips] What Binge Drinking In Rats Can Teach Us In another article on CNET, I was surprised to find a neuroscience article that (a) was based on a new technique used in the study of alcohol consumption of rats and (b) how the use of light (optogentics) could be used to stop alcohol drinking in rats. The CNET article can be accessed here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57616706-76/lights-neurons-action-binge-drinking-lab-rats-go-cold-turkey/ The article it is based on is in Frontier in Neuroscience which can be accessed here: http://www.frontiersin.org/behavioral_neuroscience/10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00173/abstract I'm not sure what the implications are for human beings but it does suggests that certain types of addiction might be easier to treat than previously thought. Or not. -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu<mailto:m...@nyu.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: wuens...@ecu.edu<mailto:wuens...@ecu.edu>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b3534420e&n=T&l=tips&o=32494 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-32494-13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b35344...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-32494-13060.c78b93d4d09ef6235e9d494b35344...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=32496 or send a blank email to leave-32496-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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