Taking inspiration from a modern technological advance, a classic technique — low-frequency electrical stimulation of a deep-brain region — has been refined to combat cocaine addiction in experiments in mice.
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Benabid, A. Spotlight on deep-brain stimulation. Nature 519, 299–300 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/519299a
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