AI prediction loops exploit uncertainty, deepen dopamine dependence, and reshape anticipation, decisions, and control ...

A study published in Science Signaling on the neural circuitry mediating addiction has made significant strides, particularly in understanding the intricate mechanisms of how addictive drugs influence ...

Addiction has long been seen as something to be hidden, stigmatized, or explained away as a personal failing. But addiction ...

Genomic analyses reveal that addiction risk is influenced by both shared behavioral traits and specific biological factors, ...

Growing up, Judith Grisel struggled with alcohol, marijuana and cocaine. Now as a neuroscientist, she's working to understand the biological basis... A Neuroscientist Explores The Biology Of Addiction ...

Most medical experts say that addiction is a disease—whether that addiction is to drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. That ever-expanding list is one reason why neuroscientist Marc Lewis takes issue with ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring ...

Implications for addiction treatment in humans The study helps to confirm that our gut, via the vagus nerve, plays a direct and essential role in how we experience reward and motivation. However, ...

Rutgers‑led study of 2.2 million people finds addiction risk is driven more by genes tied to impulse control and reward ...

This revelation could cut addiction-related deaths by 50 percent. As scientists unravel the link between GLP-1 medications and addiction, it may hold clues for the development a drug that can treat ...

Researcher Victor DeNoble will speak on the biology of addiction and the brain at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Copper Lounge at Montana Tech and 7 p.m. Thursday in the Lewis-Clark Room at the University of ...