Imaging the Addicted Brain

This book reviews the effects of addiction to a broad range of substances and behaviors, including food, gambling, tobacco, and commonly used psychogenic agents on the brain, using the rapidly growing field of medical imaging to bring this relatively new technology to a wider audience

Natalie Zahr (Volume editor), Eric Peterson (Volume editor)

9780128039144

Hardback, published 5 August 2016

250 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.1 cm, 0.54 kg

Approx.238 pages

1. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Gambling Marc Potenza 2. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Tobacco Stephane Potvin 3. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Opiates Jon-Karl Zubieta 4. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Sex Simone Kuhn 5. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Alcohol Sandra Chanraud and Maud Dupuy 6. To be confirmed Luís Fernando Tófoli 7. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Marijuana Ty Brumback 8. To be confirmed Justin Carré 9. Biomarkers for success: Can neuroimaging be used to predict treatment outcome in psychostimulant dependent individuals?" Colleen Hanlon

Subject Areas: Addiction & therapy [MMZR], Medical imaging [MMP], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]