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Description The Great Courses No.1668: The Addictive Brain 12 lectures 31 minutes each Year Released: 2015 MPEG-3 128 Kbps, 44.1 KHz, 2 channels English 351 MB Synopsis: Addiction touches us all. Whether it’s a friend who can’t quit smoking, a colleague afflicted with alcoholism, or a relative abusing prescription drugs, we all know someone who suffers from some form of addiction—we may even have an addiction ourselves. By some estimates, roughly one in four Americans might be considered addicts. On the other hand, many of us use substances such as alcohol recreationally, without suffering the physical or psychological symptoms of addiction. So what is the difference between drug use, abuse, and clinical addiction? What causes addictions? What happens when your brain is on drugs, and why do addicts behave the way they do? Content: 01.Addiction 101 02.The Psychology and Neuroscience of Reward 03.How Addiction Hijacks the Brain 04.Genetics: Born to Be an Addict? 05.Your Brain on Drugs 06.Why We Crave Coffee and Cigarettes 07.Alcohol: Social Lubricant or Drug of Abuse? 08.The Science of Marijuana 09.Stimulants: From Cocaine to Ritalin 10.The Science of Poppies, Pleasure, and Pain 11.The Gambler's Brain 12.Junk Food, Porn, Video Games: Addictions? Sharing Widget |