The Addicted Brain
Learn about addiction to drugs and behaviors in this comprehensive course. Understand the brain’s role in addiction and how this knowledge aids in overcoming it. Explore government policies and our susceptibility to drug use. Dive into different drug types and their effects, including insights from animal models.
This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction. It will also discuss other topics, such as government policy and our vulnerability to take drugs.
What you will learn
The Background & Overview of Drug Use
In this first week, we’ll explore drug abuse, types of addictions, and the behaviors associated with them.
Drugs & How the Brain Works
In this second week, we’ll get a glimpse at why certain drugs are addicting and how they affect different regions of the brain.
Classes of Drugs
In this third week, we’ll take a deep dive into the different types of drugs and their individual effects.
Classes of Drugs with Animal Models
In this fourth week, we’ll take a look at the drug self-administration model in animals and the implications of these results.
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