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One driver of relapse may be re-exposure to cocaine, which can be modeled in rodents using cocaine-primed reinstatement. This process involves neuroadaptations within the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell, regions that mediate cocaine reward learning and relapse-related behavior. HIV infection interacts with cocaine to alter corticostriatal circuits, which may further dysregulate cocaine seeking. To investigate the impact of HIV infection on cocaine reward learning and reinstatement and the role of mPFC-NAc circuits, we utilized the EcoHIV mouse model, a chimeric form of HIV-1 which can infect wild-type mice. Our findings demonstrate that EcoHIV infection enhances cocaine-primed reinstatement. We also observed increased cocaine-induced expression of the cellular activation marker cFos in the NAshell in EcoHIV-infected mice. 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