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Biological Research on Addiction examines the neurobiological mechanisms of drug use and drug addiction, describing how the brain responds to addictive substances as well as how it is affected by drugs of abuse. The book’s four main sections examine behavioral and molecular biology; neuroscience; genetics; and neuroimaging and neuropharmacology as they relate to the addictive process.
This volume is especially effective in presenting current knowledge on the key neurobiological and genetic elements in an individual’s susceptibility to drug dependence, as well as the processes by which some individuals proceed from casual drug use to drug dependence.
Biological Research on Addiction is one of three volumes comprising the 2,500-page series, Comprehensive Addictive Behaviors and Disorders. This series provides the most complete collection of current knowledge on addictive behaviors and disorders to date. In short, it is the definitive reference work on addictions.
Each article provides glossary, full references, suggested readings, and a list of web resourcesEdited and authored by the leaders in the field around the globe – the broadest, most expert coverage availableDiscusses the genetic basis of addictionCovers basic science research from a variety of animal studies
Publisher : Academic Press
Publication date : March 12, 2013
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 758 pages
ISBN-10 : 0123983355
ISBN-13 : 978-0123983350
Item Weight : 5.12 pounds
Dimensions : 8.75 x 11.06 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #5,477,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #644 in Medical Physiological Aspects of Psychology #897 in Physiological Aspects in Psychology (Books) #970 in Neuropsychology (Books)
