News tagged with brain reward
New leads on the causes of alcoholism
In order to develop new medications for alcoholism, researchers need to understand how alcohol acts on the brain's reward system. A previously unknown mechanism has been shown to block the rewarding effects of alcohol on ...
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Apr 04, 2011 |
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Integrity of the brain's reward system is linked to relapse following treatment
The brain reward system (BRS) is involved in developing/maintaining addictive disorders, as well as relapse. New findings show that alcohol dependent individuals -- both future abstainers and relapsers -- have significantly ...
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Mar 15, 2011 |
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Hyperactive nerve cells may contribute to depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified hyperactive ...
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Feb 23, 2011 |
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Brain's 'reward' center also responds to bad experiences
The so-called reward center of the brain may need a new name, say scientists who have shown it responds to good and bad experiences. The finding, published in PLoS One, may help explain the "thrill" of thr ...
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Feb 22, 2011 |
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Researchers discover why cocaine is so addictive
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered how cocaine corrupts the brain and becomes addictive. These findings -- the first to connect activation of specific neurons to alterations in cocaine reward -- were published in Science on Oct ...
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Oct 18, 2010 |
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Biochemical pathway may link addiction, compulsive eating
Ezlopitant, a compound known to suppress craving for alcohol in humans, was shown to decrease consumption of sweetened water by rodents in a study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center, which is affiliated ...
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Sep 01, 2010 |
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Sensitivity to alcohol odors may indicate a genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are DNA sequence variations that occur when a single nucleotide in the genome sequence is altered. Prior research suggested an association between SNPs in a gene that encodes aspects ...
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Sep 01, 2010 |
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Reward-driven people win more, even when no reward at stake
Whether it's for money, marbles or chalk, the brains of reward-driven people keep their game faces on, helping them win at every step of the way, even when there is no reward at stake, suggests a surprising ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Scientists find first physiological evidence of brain's response to inequality
The human brain is a big believer in equality -- and a team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, has become the first to gather the images to prove ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Alterations in the brain's reward system related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Until now, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was related to alterations in the brain affecting attention and cognitive processes. Spanish researchers at Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona and the Vall d'Hebron ...
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Feb 03, 2010 |
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Glutamate can play key role in drug impact on brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Addiction disorders of various kinds are a major health and social problem, and our knowledge of how the brain’s reward system functions needs to be enhanced. Uppsala researchers now shows an unexpected effect ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 16, 2009 |
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New therapy gives hope for very severe depression
Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. German physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Deficits in brain's reward system observed in ADHD patients
A brain-imaging study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provides the first definitive evidence that patients suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have ...
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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How the carrot approach facilitates learning
People who are rewarded for making correct decisions learn quickly. While the "carrot" approach may produce favourable results, little is understood about how rewards facilitate the learning process.
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Childhood adversity may affect processing in the brain's reward pathways
New research shows that childhood adversity is associated with diminished neural activity in brain regions implicated in the anticipation of possible rewards.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2009 |
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