Discover the neural mechanisms that underlie the behaviors of addiction in this fascinating course taught by one of the top cognitive neuroscientists in the country.
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Addiction 101
- 02: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Reward
- 03: How Addiction Hijacks the Brain
- 04: Genetics-Born to Be an Addict?
- 05: Your Brain on Drugs
- 06: Why We Crave Coffee and Cigarettes
- 07: Alcohol-Social Lubricant or Drug of Abuse?
- 08: The Science of Marijuana
- 09: Stimulants-From Cocaine to Ritalin
- 10: The Science of Poppies, Pleasure, and Pain
- 11: The Gambler's Brain
- 12: Junk Food, Porn, Video Games-Addictions?
Taught by
Thad A. Polk
