Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction

by Cynthia M. Kuhn (Editor), George F. Koob (Editor)

Overview

Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments. Written by an international team of authorities in their respective fields, Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction provides an excellent overview of the available and emerging approaches used to investigate the biol

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420007350
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/12/2010
Series:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Cynthia M. Kuhn, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
George F. Koob, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA

Table of Contents

Advances in Animal Models of Relapse for Addiction Research. Application of Chronic Extracellular Recording Method to Studies of Cocaine Self-Administration: Method and Progress. Neurochemistry of Addiction: Monitoring Essential Neurotransmitters of Addiction. Alcohol Craving and Relapse Prediction: Imaging Studies. Integrating Behavioral and Molecular Approaches in Mouse: Self-Administration Studies. Neuroeconomics: Implications for Understanding the Neurobiology of Addiction.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"In short, this volume introduces a host of important advances in the measurement of addictive processes at the genetic, physiological, neural, behavioral and psychological levels, as well as a wide variety of fascinating findings that will certainly play a major future role in both pure research and the pragmatics of treating addiction. Researchers at the forefront of addiction research will certainly want to consider the potential applications of these tools and findings for their own research."
—Metapsychology, 2011

Editorial Reviews

"In short, this volume introduces a host of important advances in the measurement of addictive processes at the genetic, physiological, neural, behavioral and psychological levels, as well as a wide variety of fascinating findings that will certainly play a major future role in both pure research and the pragmatics of treating addiction. Researchers at the forefront of addiction research will certainly want to consider the potential applications of these tools and findings for their own research."
—Metapsychology, 2011

From the Publisher