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Nature Neuroscience issues correction to competing interests statement on endocannabinoid reward study

The journal has published an author correction to a study on endocannabinoids and reward engagement, updating the competing interests disclosure. The revised statement discloses that several authors are co-founders, board members, or the CEO of Biosyft, LLC, a company developing technologies related to the paper's subject matter. The correction applies to both the HTML and PDF versions of the article.

Study Links Endocannabinoids to Reward Engagement via Retrograde Signaling

A referenced body of neuroscience research outlines how endocannabinoid molecules act as retrograde messengers, traveling backward across synapses to modulate neurotransmitter release. The compiled citations trace decades of work from the discovery of cannabinoid receptors to recent findings on how this signaling system shapes motivation and reward-seeking behavior.