The Neuroscience of Addiction - Francesca Mapua Filbey

The Neuroscience of Addiction

Buch | Softcover
206 Seiten
2019
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-56733-7 (ISBN)
34,90 inkl. MwSt
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.
This book addresses a growing need for accessible information on the neuroscience of addiction. In the past decade, neuroscientific research has greatly advanced our understanding of the brain mechanisms of addiction. However this information still remains largely confined to scientific outlets. As legislation continues to evolve and the stigma surrounding addiction persists, new findings on the impact of substances on the brain are an important public health issue. Francesca Mapua Filbey gives readers an overview of research on addiction including classic theories as well as current neuroscientific studies. A variety of textual supports - including a glossary, learning objectives and review questions - help students better reinforce their reading and make the text a ready-made complement to undergraduate and graduate courses on addiction.

Francesca Mapua Filbey is a Professor of Cognition and Neuroscience, and Bert Moore Endowed Chair of BrainHealth™, for the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas, Dallas. She conducts research aimed to understand the biobehavioral mechanisms of addictive disorders towards the improvement of early detection and intervention.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology
Zusatzinfo 6 Tables, black and white; 8 Plates, color; 8 Plates, black and white; 38 Halftones, black and white; 26 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 153 x 228 mm
Gewicht 360 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Klinische Psychologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Humanbiologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 1-107-56733-5 / 1107567335
ISBN-13 978-1-107-56733-7 / 9781107567337
Zustand Neuware
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