Just One Exposure to Cocaine Alters Mouse Brain Cells for 2 Weeks, Research Reveals
Researchers found a single cocaine dose altered 3D genome structure in mouse brain cells, with changes persisting for at least two weeks.
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Scientists Gave Mice Cocaine. This Is What It Did to Their Brains
Just one exposure to cocaine produces changes to the brains of mice that persist for at least two weeks, and perhaps longer, according to research that will be presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026 on Tuesday. The results suggest that cocaine, a popular drug used by an estimated 25 million people around the world, may rewire the genomes inside cells of the brain’s reward system, called dopaminergic neur…
A team of researchers has found that a single exposure to cocaine can leave lasting changes in the brain, which remain at least two weeks after consumption, even when it has been unique. The work shows that the drug produces alterations in neuronal circuits related to learning and memory, which could help explain why it increases the risk of re-use. Scientists at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (Germany), observed that these chang…
Just one exposure to cocaine alters mouse brain cells for 2 weeks, research reveals
Researchers studying the impact of cocaine in mice have found that just one exposure to the drug can create changes in brain cells that persist for at least two weeks. Their findings were presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026.
Just one exposure to cocaine alters mouse brain cells for two weeks - Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
Barcelona, Spain: Researchers studying the impact of cocaine in mice have found that just one exposure to the drug can create changes in brain cells that persist for at least two weeks. Their findings are being presented today (Tuesday) at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026 [1]. Cocaine is a high addictive […] Source
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