Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to ...

The neurobiology of addiction. Program and abstracts of the American Society of Addiction Medicine 2003 The State of the Art in Addiction Medicine; October 30-November 1, 2003; Washington, DC.

The neurobiology of addiction is pointing the way to potential methods of disrupting the neurocircuitry with both pharmaceutical and behavioral tools. Altering the reward and emotional circuits may ...

From neurobiology to treatment: progress against addiction Eric J. Nestler 1 Nature Neuroscience volume 5 , pages 1076–1079 ( 2002 ) Cite this article ...

The addictions are common chronic psychiatric diseases that today are prevented and treated using relatively untargeted and only partially effective methods. The addictions are moderately to ...

Better Understanding of the Neurobiology of Addiction Should Help Patients - Medscape - Jun 06, 2007. Authors and Disclosures. Authors and Disclosures Author(s) Marlene Busko.

Decades of struggling with alcohol and drugs convinced me that addiction is a disorder that involves a person’s entire being.

Study overturns decade-old findings in neurobiology: Research suggests potential target for drugs to combat alcohol addiction. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com ...

Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards. This includes eating tasty meals, drinking something refreshing, sexual activity and nurturing children. Many of these behaviors ...

Professor Madras is a Professor of Psychobiology at Harvard Medical School and director of the Laboratory of Addiction Neurobiology at McLean Hospital, with a cross-appointment at the Massachusetts ...