The addictive brain. Episode 11, The gambler's brain [digital video].

Title:

Added Author:

Polk, Thad A., presenter.

Series:

Great courses (Streaming video)

Publication Date:

2015

2018

Publication Information:

The Great Courses, 2015.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2018.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

Are drugs the only thing humans can get addicted to? What about behaviors? To answer this question, take a look at what happens inside the brain of a compulsive gambler. As this case study reveals, many of the same neurochemical processes of drug abuse - from genetic predisposition to dopamine release - also accompany addiction to behaviors.

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Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Subject Term:

Addicts -- Psychology.