The Neuropharmacology of Nicotine Dependence

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Balfour, David J.K (Editor), Munafò, Marcus R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 24
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Neurosciences.; Pharmacology.; Psychopharmacology.; Behavioral sciences.; Biomedicine.; Human Genetics.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Behavioral Sciences.

The primary purpose of this book and its companion volume The Behavioral Genetics of Nicotine and Tobacco is to explore the ways in which recent studies on nicotine and its role in tobacco addiction have opened our eyes to the psychopharmacological properties of this unique and fascinating drug. Whi...