The Neuroscience of Addiction

ISBN-13: 9781107567337 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 206 str.

Francesca Filbey

Opis

This book answers a growing need for accessible information on the neuroscience of addiction among both students and the public. Targeted at undergraduates, post-graduates and informed laypeople, it is a ready-made textbook for courses on addiction.

Recenzje

'The Neuroscience of Addiction provides an outstanding synthesis of the current state of knowledge about the stages of addiction along with a review and explanation of the research that led to current concepts in the field. It is an excellent text for neuroscience students entering the field.' Edythe D. London, Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

Spis treści

Preface; 1. What is addiction?; 2. Human neuroscience approaches toward the understanding of addiction; 3. Brain-behavior theories of addiction; 4. From the motivation to initiate drug use to recreational drug use: reward and motivational systems; 5. Intoxication; 6. Withdrawal; 7. Craving; 8. Impulsivity; 9. Impacts of brain-based discoveries on prevention and intervention approaches; 10. Conclusions; Glossary; Index.