Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction

Herausgeber: Kuhn, Cynthia M; Koob, George F

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring contributions from leading experts, this book presents an excellent overview of the available and emerging approaches used to investigate the neurobiological mechanisms of drug addiction. Discussion includes the behavioral strategies and characteristics of addiction as well as mechanistic approaches to understanding the underlying neurobiology. The authors provide information from mathematical models, model organisms, animal models, and experiments conducted in humans. They deliver a comprehensive introduction to the methodologies of the field for students and beginning researchers and an essential reference source for established investigators.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9781138116429
• ISBN-10: 1138116424
• Artikelnr.: 49606953

Autorenporträt

Cynthia M. Kuhn, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA George F. Koob, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Advances in Animal Models of Relapse for Addiction Research. Application of
Chronic Extracellular Recording Method to Studies of Cocaine
Self-Administration: Method and Progress. Neurochemistry of Addiction:
Monitoring Essential Neurotransmitters of Addiction. Alcohol Craving and
Relapse Prediction: Imaging Studies. Integrating Behavioral and Molecular
Approaches in Mouse: Self-Administration Studies. Neuroeconomics:
Implications for Understanding the Neurobiology of Addiction.