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Sourced imagery — addiction-brain-disease academic infographics
Compiled 2026-10-10. All imagery is real, openly licensed scientific data. No fabricated content.
PDB structures (coordinates are public domain per wwPDB policy)
| File | Structure | Deposition authors | Paper |
|---|---|---|---|
4M48.pdb |
Drosophila dopamine transporter (X-ray) | Penmatsa A, Wang KH, Gouaux E | Penmatsa A et al. "X-ray structure of dopamine transporter elucidates antidepressant binding." Nature. 2013;503:85–90 |
6CM4.pdb |
Human dopamine D2 receptor–Gi complex (cryo-EM) | Yin J, Chen KM, Clark MJ, Hijazi M, Kumari P, Bai XC, Sunahara RK, Barth P, Rosenbaum DM | Yin J et al. "Structure of a D2 dopamine receptor–G-protein complex in a lipid membrane." Nature. 2020;584:125–129 |
5C1M.pdb |
Human mu-opioid receptor (X-ray) | Huang W, Manglik A, Venkatakrishnan AJ et al., Kobilka BK | Huang W et al. "Structural insights into µ-opioid receptor activation." Nature. 2015;524:315–321 |
Published figures / images (kept)
| File | What it shows | Source | License | Attribution line on graphic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
d2-pet.jpg |
"Dopamine D2 Receptors Are Lower in Addiction" — PET comparison of D2 availability in controls vs cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, heroin addiction | NIDA (US National Institute on Drug Abuse), via Wikimedia Commons | Public domain (US federal work) | "Image: NIDA (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons" |
Rejected candidates
| Candidate | Why rejected |
|---|---|
| Google-Images addiction brain scans | Provenance/license unverifiable; rejected |
| AI-generated synapse micrographs | Not real data; a clearly-labeled schematic was drawn instead |