reward system

Why Social Attachment and Oxytocin Protect Against Addiction and Stress: Insights From the Dynamics Between Ventral and Dorsal Corticostriatal Systems.

Why Social Attachment and Oxytocin Protect against Addiction and Stress: Insights from the Dynamics between Ventral and Dorsal Corticostriatal Systems.

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2013 Jul 31;
Tops M, Koole SL, Ijzerman H, Buisman-Pijlman FT

The present article advances a… Continue reading →

Increased Expression of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 in the Nucleus Accumbens Core in a Rat Model With Morphine Withdrawal.

Increased Expression of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 in the Nucleus Accumbens Core in a Rat Model with Morphine Withdrawal.

Brain Res. 2013 Aug 1;
Yuan WX, Heng LJ, Ma J, Wang XQ, Qu LJ, Duan L, Kang JJ, Chen LW,… Continue reading →

Poisoning With Depilatory Agents in Iran.

Poisoning with depilatory agents in Iran.

J Res Med Sci. 2013 Feb; 18(2): 168-9
Mehrpour O, Farzaneh E, Hasanian-Moghaddam H, Abdollahi A, Rayesson MR, Abdollahi M

HubMed – addiction

Addiction is a Reward Deficit and Stress Surfeit Disorder.

Front… Continue reading →

Association of Abstinence-Induced Alterations in Working Memory Function and COMT Genotype in Smokers.

Association of abstinence-induced alterations in working memory function and COMT genotype in smokers.

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Jul 5;
Ashare RL, Valdez JN, Ruparel K, Albelda B, Hopson RD, Keefe JR, Loughead J, Lerman C

The common methionine (met) for… Continue reading →

MicroRNAs and Drug Addiction.

MicroRNAs and Drug Addiction.

Front Genet. 2013; 4: 43
Bali P, Kenny PJ

Drug addiction is considered a disorder of neuroplasticity in brain reward and cognition systems resulting from aberrant activation of gene expression programs in response to prolonged… Continue reading →

Injectable Extended-Release Naltrexone (XR-NTX) for Opioid Dependence: Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness.

Injectable extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) for opioid dependence: long-term safety and effectiveness.

Addiction. 2013 May 24;
Krupitsky E, Nunes EV, Ling W, Gastfriend DR, Memisoglu A, Silverman BL

AIMS: To describe drug use and safety with intramuscular injectable extended-release naltrexone… Continue reading →

Psychometric Properties of the Internet Addiction Test in Chinese Adolescents.

Psychometric Properties of the Internet Addiction Test in Chinese Adolescents.

J Pediatr Psychol. 2013 May 13;
Lai CM, Mak KK, Watanabe H, Ang RP, Pang JS, Ho RC

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Young’s Internet… Continue reading →

Amphetamine Elicits Opposing Actions on Readily Releasable and Reserve Pools for Dopamine.

Amphetamine elicits opposing actions on readily releasable and reserve pools for dopamine.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e60763
Covey DP, Juliano SA, Garris PA

Amphetamine, a highly addictive drug with therapeutic efficacy, exerts paradoxical effects on the fundamental communication modes… Continue reading →

Rhazes’ Concepts and Manuscripts on Nutrition in Treatment and Health Care.

Rhazes’ concepts and manuscripts on nutrition in treatment and health care.

Anc Sci Life. 2012 Apr; 31(4): 160-3
Nikaein F, Zargaran A, Mehdizadeh A

The use of nutrition in medical practice has a long history dating back to 6000… Continue reading →

Associations Between Morningness/eveningness and Psychopathology: An Epidemiological Survey in Three in-Patient Psychiatric Clinics.

Associations between morningness/eveningness and psychopathology: An epidemiological survey in three in-patient psychiatric clinics.

J Psychiatr Res. 2013 Apr 27;
Lemoine P, Zawieja P, Ohayon MM

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the association between the chronotype (morningness/eveningness) and… Continue reading →