Strategies to combat addiction The knowledge of the neurobiology of drugs and the adaptive changes that occur with addiction is guiding new strategies for prevention and treatment, and identifying ...

Addiction neurobiology has seen astonishing advances in the last three decades. We now know the primary sites of action of virtually all drugs of abuse and are learning rapidly about molecular ...

Gambling stimulates numerous regions of our brain, and it can put you through the full range of emotions during gameplay. We can feel supreme joy, confidence, excitement, as well as remorse, regret, ...

Dr. Raheja has expanded psychiatric care through telepsychiatry, bringing services to rural Wisconsin at Thedacare Regional ...

Support is generously funded by the UAB Honors College Enrichment Fund, the Comprehensive Neuroscience Center, the Civitan International Research Center, the Center for Addiction and Pain Prevention ...

By understanding the neuroscience behind gambling addiction and recovery, we can approach rehabilitation with optimism and a deeper appreciation for the brain’s remarkable potential to heal.

Alcohol plays a role in over 200 diseases and injuries, contributing to more than 175,000 deaths in the U.S. annually and 3 ...

Researchers have discovered that positive emotions enhance perceptual memories during sleep, particularly in the non-REM stage.

This story appears in the September 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Every 25 minutes in the United States, a baby is born addicted to opioids. That heartbreaking statistic is but one ...