Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances
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 inst...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Nebraska Symposium on Motivation,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0653-6 |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Do Genes Motivate Substance Use?
- 2. Rodent Models of Genetic Contributions to Motivation to Abuse Alcohol
- 3 The adolescent origins of substance use disorders: A behavioral genetic perspective
- 4 Genes, Brain, Behavior and Context: The developmental matrix of addictive behavior
- 5 Have the genetics of cannabis involvement gone to pot?
- 6 The DNA Methylation Signature of Smoking: An Archetype for the Identification of Biomarkers for Behavioral Illness
- 7 Genomics of impulsivity: Integrating genes and neuroscience.