• February 22, 2024

Japan researchers addict mice to meth, build them a casino

A study by a team of researchers in Japan wanted to conclude whether addictive behavior stems from nature or nurture – do bad choices occur because of pre-existing conditions, or does habitual drug use cause altered decision-making patterns. So they took a bunch of mice and got some of them addicted to methamphetamine. Some of the mice, known as a control group, received a saline solution instead. Then they built them a casino with “slot machines” and tested the animals over a period of time. The results of their study were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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