Collection of review articles highlighting the top science and recent developments in the field of addiction. ÍNDICE: Preface: George R. Uhl Introduction: Nora D. Volkow Part I: Mechanisms of Addiction: 1. Drug Addiction and the Memory Systems of the Brain: T.W.Robbins, K.D. Ersche, and B.J. Everitt 2. Protein Kinases and Addiction: AnnaLee and Robert Messing 3. Correlating Human and Animal Studies of Cocaine Abuse and Gene Expression: Melinda E. Lull, Willard M. Freeman, Kent E. Vrana, and Deborah C. Mash 4. Genes and Molecules that can Potentiate or Attenuate Models of Psychostimulant Dependence: Relevance of Data from Animal Models to Human Addiction: Minae Niwa, Yijin Yan, and Toshitaka Nabeshima 5. Implication ofActivated Astrocytes in the Development of Drug Dependence: Differences between Methamphetamine and Morphine: Minoru Narita, Masami Suzuki, Naoko Kuzumaki,Mayumi Miyatake, and Tsutomu Suzuki Part II: Related Conditions: 6. Chronic Stress, Drug Use, and Vulnerability to Addiction: Rajita Sinha 7. ADHD and Smoking: From Genes to Brain to Behavior: Francis Joseph McClernon and Scott Haden Kollins 8. An Update on Substance Use and Treatment following Traumatic Brain Injury: David P. Graham and Aaron L. Cardon 9. Molecular Mechanisms of Fat Preference and Overeating: Dany Gaillard, Patricia Passilly-Degrace, and Philippe Besnard Part III: Imaging: 10. Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging and the Neurobiology of Psychostimulant Addiction: Leonard L. Howell and Kevin S. Murnane11. Abuse of Amphetamines and Structural Abnormalities in Brain: Steven Berman, Joseph O'Neill, Scott Fears, George Bartzokis, and Edythe D. London Part IV: Treatment: 12. Antagonists at Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5: Structure Activity Relationships and Therapeutic Potential for Addiction: F. IvyCarroll 13. Disrupting Nicotine Reinforcement: From Cigarette to Brain: Jed E. Rose 14. Substance Abuse Vaccines: Frank M. Orson, Berma M. Kinsey, Rana A. K. Singh, Yan Wu, Tracie Gardner, and Thomas R. Kosten 15. Predicting Treatment Outcome in Stimulant Dependence: Martina Reske and Martin P. Paulus 16. Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Drugs with Abuse Liability: Public Interest, Special Interest, Conflicts of Interest and the Industry Perspective: Curtis Wright IV, Sidney Schnoll, and David Bernstein Part V: Epidemiology: 17. Drug Addiction in China: Lin Lu and Xi Wang Part VI: Genetics: 18. Molecular Genetics of Addiction and Related Heritable Phenotypes: Genome Wide Association Approaches Identify "Connectivity Constellation" and Drug Target Genes with Pleiotropic Effects: George R. Uhl, Tomas Drgon, Catherine Johnson, Chuan-Yun Li, Carlo Contoreggi, Judith Hess, Daniel Naiman, and Qing-Rong Liu Index of Contributors
- ISBN: 978-1-57331-727-6
- Editorial: New York Academy of Science
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés