{
"title": "Timeline of ventral-to-dorsal striatal engagement during drug taking progression",
"papers": [
{
"doi": "10.1101/2025.10.07.680788",
"value": "dorsal striatum engagement during chronic drug use",
"method": "behavioral pharmacology",
"cite_key": "Veros2025",
"study_system": "rat",
"value_source_sentence": "Specifically, habitual behavior is mediated by increased synaptic strength in D2 MSNs in dorsolateral striatum (DLS), suggesting similar cell-type-specific synaptic changes may underlie the developmen"
},
{
"doi": "10.3390/ijms26157356",
"value": "dorsal striatum engagement during chronic drug use",
"method": "behavioral pharmacology",
"cite_key": "Wabreha2025",
"study_system": "rat",
"value_source_sentence": "The diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) is prevalent due to increased prescribing of opioids."
},
{
"doi": "10.1038/s41598-025-11438-4",
"value": "dorsal striatum engagement during chronic drug use",
"method": "behavioral pharmacology",
"cite_key": "Ma2025b",
"study_system": "rat",
"value_source_sentence": "Compared with HCs, MADIs at Stage I demonstrated decreased brain activity in three cortical regions and increased brain activity in several subcortical regions, especially bilateral putamen."
}
],
"x_axis": "Stage of drug exposure (acute, chronic, compulsive)",
"y_axis": "Relative engagement (ventral vs dorsal striatum)",
"figure_id": "fig_sec2_dorsal_striatum_shift",
"n_analyzed": "varies widely",
"n_definition": "animals or sessions tracked per study",
"scope_region": "ventral striatum (NAc) and dorsal striatum (DMS, DLS)",
"comparison_type": "temporal progression comparison",
"taxonomic_level": "region-level (ventral vs dorsal)",
"scope_population": "striatal projection neurons",
"homogeneity_check": "Poor comparability across studies. The ventral-to-dorsal shift framework is supported mainly by dopamine-dependent disconnection studies in rats using cocaine. Evidence for this progression with other drugs (opioids, alcohol) is weaker. The timeline differs substantially between short-access and long-access self-administration models, making cross-study temporal comparisons unreliable."
}