Scientists examine the causes and treatment of addictive behaviour
Dr Alain Dagher, of McGill University, believes that abnormal interactions between different decision-making regions in the brain are the underlying cause of addiction. A specific region in the brain called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex regulates …
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Dr. Wilson Compton named Deputy Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Wilson Compton, M.D., M.P.E., a nationally known expert on the causes and prevention of drug abuse, has been appointed the Deputy Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA,) part of the National Institutes of Health. The announcement was …
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