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SUBMITTER: Das RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6879579 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Das Ravi K RK Gale Grace G Walsh Katie K Hennessy Vanessa E VE Iskandar Georges G Mordecai Luke A LA Brandner Brigitta B Kindt Merel M Curran H Valerie HV Kamboj Sunjeev K SK
Nature communications 20191126 1
Maladaptive reward memories (MRMs) are involved in the development and maintenance of acquired overconsumption disorders, such as harmful alcohol and drug use. The process of memory reconsolidation - where stored memories become briefly labile upon retrieval - may offer a means to disrupt MRMs and prevent relapse. However, reliable means for pharmacologically weakening MRMs in humans remain elusive. Here we demonstrate that the N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist ketamine is able to disrupt M ...[more]