Biological research on addiction
Biological Research on Addiction examines the neurobiological mechanisms of drug use and drug addiction, describing how the brain responds to addictive substances as well as how it is affected by drugs of abuse. The book's four main sections examine behavioral and molecular biology; neuroscienc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press
2013.
San Diego, CA : 2013. |
| Series: | Comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders ;
v. 2 |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798246306719 |
| Summary: | Biological Research on Addiction examines the neurobiological mechanisms of drug use and drug addiction, describing how the brain responds to addictive substances as well as how it is affected by drugs of abuse. The book's four main sections examine behavioral and molecular biology; neuroscience; genetics; and neuroimaging and neuropharmacology as they relate to the addictive process. This volume is especially effective in presenting current knowledge on the key neurobiological and genetic elements in an individual's susceptibility to drug dependence, as well as the processes |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 743 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780123983602 9781299137332 |
