{
  "id": 9184319,
  "title": "Repeated cocaine reorganizes striatal ensembles along the ventral-dorsal axis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/repeated-cocaine-reorganizes-striatal-ensembles-along-the-ventral",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.15.751852v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Drugs of abuse produce lasting adaptations in the striatum. A prominent theory holds that the early reinforcing effects of cocaine preferentially engage the ventral striatum, and repeated cocaine use recruits dorsal striatal systems associated with habitual drug-related behavior. However, this transition has largely been conceptualized on the population level, obscuring how it is implemented…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}