Addiction neurobiology is superbly situated to benefit from many neuroscience advances. Advanced imaging that reflects neuronal activity and neurochemistry in humans and …

Advances in science have revolutionized our fundamental views of drug abuse and addiction. Who gets Addicted? Why do some people become addicted to drugs while others do not? …

Central to addiction is the brain's reward system, primarily the mesolimbic dopamine pathway. Each time a person uses an addictive substance, it causes a release of dopamine, which is a …

A growing preclinical and clinical body of work on the effects of chronic drug use and drug addiction has extended the scope of inquiry from the putative reward-related subcortical …

The focus of the present review is on the neuro-plasticity of addiction that involves alterations in specific neurochemical systems in the context of the three stages of the addiction cycle.

Sep 1, 2024 · Although the potential for addiction is common to many drugs, the underlying mechanisms, neurotransmission systems and adaptations vary between drugs. This review …

Jan 28, 2016 · Here we review recent advances in the neurobiology of addiction to clarify the link between addiction and brain function and to broaden the understanding of addiction as a brain …

Our growing knowledge about the many individual and environmental factors that modulate SUD risk and about the effects of addictive substances in the brain is trans-forming our approaches …

5: Addiction you can define addiction. Addiction is a state in which an organism engages in a compulsive behavior, even when faced w th negative consequences. This behavior is …

Apr 1, 2021 · Addiction is a global health problem with a chronic relapsing nature for which there are few treatment options. In the past few decades, neuroimaging has allowed us to better …