Team discovers new type of neuron that plays key role in nicotine addiction

This is a scanning electron micrograph of a human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neuron. Credit: Thomas Deerinck, UC San Diego For decades, scientists thought drug addiction was the result of two separate systems in the brain-the reward system, which was activated when a person used a drug, and the stress system, which kicked in during withdrawal.

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