How Drugs & Drug-Associated Cues Strengthen Memory. Pavlovian Conditioning & Consolidation. FPS#8

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English - April 07, 2020 21:06 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MB
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What if drugs of abuse can improve memory under particular circumstances? In this episode, Michael Wolter - Neuroscience PhD Candidate from the University of Guelph - joins us to discuss how heroin and other drugs of abuse (including cocaine & nicotine) can enhance memory for events immediately preceding drug intake.