Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Stoltenberg, Scott F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 61
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Human genetics.; Biological psychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Biological Psychology.; Cognitive Psychology.; Human Genetics.

Human beings have been using intoxicating substances for millennia. But while most people have used psychoactive substances without becoming dependent on them, a significant minority develop substance use disorders. The question remains: why does addiction occur in some and not others? The 61st inst...

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