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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stoltenberg, Scott F. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Nebraska Symposium on Motivation
Subjects:
Medical Genetics
Psychobiology
Cognitive Psychology
Biological Psychology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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

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