Drug addiction fucntional neurotoxicity of the brain reward systemWeiss, FriedbertKoob, George F
CHAPTER 22 The Mesolimbic Dopamine Reward System and Drug Addiction Michael T. Bardo University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA OUTLINE Introduction Description of Mesolimbic Dopamine Reward System Neuroanatomy and Neurochemistry Behavioral Function Mesolimbic Dopamine Reward System and Drug Abuse 209 Drug ...
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Share:Your friend says a certain man keeps coming by the church asking for money to buy food for his family, but only uses it for his drug addiction. How can we help free people from their bondage and addictions when they won’t even help themselves? What do you tell your friend?
Research has also suggested an overly reactive dopamine reward system, suggesting that the drive to act on an impulse to gain stimulation or short-term rewards regardless of the consequences may be more intense than the average person's.
Additionally, the main pain pathways that arise from the dorsal horn of the spinal cord to the medulla, and numerous genes and their polymorphisms that inhabit the mesolimbic reward center of the brain have a function in the control of pain sensitivity and tolerance [16,17,18]. Identifying the...
university students; COVID-19; internet addiction; attachment; alexithymia1. Introduction Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the restrictive measures taken worldwide to reduce its dramatic spread (e.g., physical distancing, limited mobility, lockdowns, and remote learning...
With the advent of improved tools to examine the astrocytes, which have been believed to play a supportive role in the central nervous system (CNS) for years, their participation in the operation of the CNS and drug addiction was unveiled. Assisting the formation and function of the CNS, astr...
npp.2011.63; published online 1 June 2011 Keywords: PKMz; conditioned place preference; conditioned place aversion; memory; amygdala; infralimbic cortex INTRODUCTION Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease with a high rate of relapse (Leshner, 1997; O'Brien et al, 1992; O'Brien and McLellan,...
Probably at the heart of the matter is the user's discomfort in learning. Learning something new takes a person out of his or her comfort zone, requires too many neurons to fire in their brain, and overall represents work. ? Anonymous 0 points 15 years ago I have found that a dedicated...