书目名称 | Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances |
编辑 | Scott F. Stoltenberg |
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概述 | Sheds necessary light on genetic vs. environmental factors for addiction risk.Suggests how to alter substance abuse treatment according to an individual‘s genetic code.Concluding chapter explores the |
丛书名称 | Nebraska Symposium on Motivation |
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描述 | Human beings have been using intoxicating substances for millennia. But while most people have used psychoactive substances without becoming dependent on them, a significant minority develop substance use disorders. The question remains: why does addiction occur in some and not others? The 61st installment of the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances probes the complex role of genetics in substance use and abuse across diverse methodologies, research organisms, levels of analysis and disciplines. Its combined lifespan/motivation approach to individual differences sheds necessary light on genetic vs. environmental factors in vulnerability, addiction risk, the relationship between behavioral disinhibition and substance use and the motivation to quit. While alcohol use/abuse is the focus of much of the book, its chapters provide scientific and clinical insights into substance abuse in general as well as implications for treatment. And an intriguing conclusion discusses the need to bridge the gap between genetics and neuroscience and the best scientific conditions in which this integration may thrive. Included in the coverage: • Rodent models of g |
出版日期 | Book 2014 |
关键词 | gene expression; genes and addiction; genes and substance abuse; genetics and addiction treatment; genet |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0653-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4939-4746-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-4939-0653-6Series ISSN 0146-7875 Series E-ISSN 2947-9479 |
issn_series | 0146-7875 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 |