Cocaine-induced sensitization and glutamate plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core: effects of sex.
Amanda M CatalfioTracy L FetterlyAllison M NietoTerry E RobinsonCarrie R FerrarioPublished in: Biology of sex differences (2023)
Overall, these data reveal striking sex differences in cocaine-induced NAc glutamate plasticity that accompany the induction of psychomotor sensitization. This suggests that the neural adaptations that contribute to sensitization vary by sex.