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Toward a targeted treatment for addiction

Author(s) -

Meaghan C. Creed

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.aao1197

Subject(s) - addiction , neuroscience , deep brain stimulation , stimulation , synaptic plasticity , neuroplasticity , brain stimulation , psychology , chemistry , pharmacology , biology , medicine , biochemistry , receptor , disease , parkinson's disease

A major challenge in treating many neuropsychiatric disorders is that diagnoses are regularly based on behavior rather than on biomarkers, as well as the fact that such conditions are often not associated with gross structural brain changes. Addiction is one example of a disorder defined by pathological behavior (drug seeking despite harmful consequences) in which there is no significant loss of neurons and for which there is no cure.

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