The Neuroscience of Addiction

The Neuroscience of Addiction

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This series delves into the greatest social scourge of the 21st Century - addiction. The series defines the brain's role in addiction, how drugs of abuse hijack the brain making us more susceptible to addictive behavior, how addictive behavior affects our brains, our lives and our entire culture, and how breakthroughs in neuroscience are paving the way to new treatments for addiction.
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Episoder

  1. S1 E1 - The Human Brain

    1. januar 2015
    29min
    7+
    In this episode we cover: The Chemical Nature of the Brain, The Structure of the Brain Brain Systems, Neuroimaging, Neuroplasticity, and Higher Neural Substrates
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  2. S1 E2 - Drugs of Abuse

    1. januar 2015
    29min
    7+
    In this episode we cover: The History of Psychoactive Drugs, The Effects of Psychoactive Drugs, The Addiction Effect, Culture and Law
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  3. S1 E3 - Drugs in the Brain

    1. januar 2015
    29min
    7+
    In this episode we cover: Animal Models, The Pleasure Circuit, Neurotransmitters, and Drugs of Abuse Dopamine, and Addiction
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  4. S1 E4 - Overcoming Addiction

    1. januar 2015
    29min
    7+
    In this episode we cover: Addiction, Dependence and Tolerance, The Allure of Drugs of Abuse, Recovery and Treatments
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  5. S1 E5 - Directions for the Future

    1. januar 2015
    29min
    7+
    In this episode we cover: Beyond the Pleasure Circuit, Process Addiction, Challenges and Mysteries
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