News tagged with pleasure center
A researcher answers the weight gain question
We eat too much, and it's making us fat and sick. So why don't we stop?
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Treating depression by stimulating the pleasure center
Even with the best of available treatments, over a third of patients with depression may not achieve a satisfactory antidepressant response. Deep brain stimulation (DBS), a form of targeted electrical stimulation in the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Computer model shows changes in brain mechanisms for cocaine addicts
About 2 million Americans currently use cocaine for its temporary side-effects of euphoria, which have contributed to making it one of the most dangerous and addictive drugs in the country. Cocaine addiction, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Depression Causes Malfunctions in Brain's Pleasure Center
Clinically depressed individuals are less capable of finding pleasure in activities they previously enjoyed, a recent study has proven. Research featured in the August 26 issue of the NeuroReport shows reduced brain function ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 28, 2009 |
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Study: 'Smart drug' Provigil may be habit-forming
(AP) -- A so-called "smart drug" popular with young people may carry more of an addiction risk than thought, a small government study suggests. Scans of 10 healthy men showed that the prescription drug Provigil ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 17, 2009 |
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