The Neuroscience of Addiction - With Marc Lewis

The Neuroscience of Addiction - With Marc Lewis

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Addiction defined as a brain disease

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Addiction defined as a brain disease

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The Neuroscience of Addiction - With Marc Lewis

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 Addiction defined as a brain disease
  3. 3 Reinterpreting the neural data...
  4. 4 Addiction is really a kind of skill... ...the addict's brain learns to efficiently identify and aim behaviour
  5. 5 Behavioural addictions change the brain in almost exactly the same way as substance addictions
  6. 6 Cycle of brain activation
  7. 7 2. Now Appeal
  8. 8 3. Ego fatigue
  9. 9 Just say "no"?
  10. 10 In sum: brain change with addiction
  11. 11 The disease model of addiction isn't just wrong...
  12. 12 Why the disease model fails addicts
  13. 13 So how do we help addicts feel empowered?
  14. 14 Treatment works by connecting...

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