Rich environments can reduce cravings, WWU professor finds

A stimulating environment may be the key to rehabilitation for drug and food addicts, according to a study by a Western Washington University professor.
Jeff Grimm, a behavioral neuroscience professor at Western, published a paper about the behavior of craving in rats in January, co-written by five Western undergraduates. The two-year study examined how environmental conditions, such as social interactions and engaging activities, affected rats conditioned to crave a sugar called sucrose.