Inside the Brains of Addicts

Inside the brains of addicts
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are hoping to develop medicines for treating drug addiction that may block ill effects of the dopamine system, particularly the depression of the reward circuit caused by addictive drugs. "I think addiction …
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Food addiction: myth or reality?
Evidently our brains light up during neuro-imaging when we are exposed to such foods in the same way that the brains of opiate and alcohol addicts glow when they are presented with their chosen drugs. The reaction is linked to the release of dopamine …
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