Dual Engram Architecture within a Single Striatal Cell Type Distinctly Controls Alcohol Relapse and Extinction
Xuan Xie, Yufei Huang, Ruifeng Chen, Zhenbo Huang, Himanshu Gangal, Ziyi Li, Jiayi Lu, Adelis M. Cruz, Anita Chaiprasert, Emily Yu, Nicholas Hernandez, Valerie Vierkant, Runmin Wang, Xuehua Wang, R MAINS SMITH, Jun Wang
The paper identifies two distinct engram ensembles within striatal medium spiny neurons that encode opposing memories for alcohol relapse and extinction.
Neuron · Apr 14, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience