The prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in regulating substance use disorder and is strongly
implicated in inhibition of and relapse to drug-seeking. Within the prefrontal cortex, inhibitory …

Background/Aim. During a progress of addictive behavior treatment, the strategies of coping
with stress are engaged, but addicts may continue with self-handicapping behavior which is …

Advancements in numerous radiological modalities, such as functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI), have provided insight regarding the mechanisms of mental disorders. These …

The authors discuss the influence of gender and sex on adult critically ill patients' outcomes
and the methodical implications for critical care research. They claim that being male may be …

Love is a little word with a universe of meanings and has engaged people's interest
throughout human history. The need to give and receive love lies deep within human nature …

Alteraciones estructurales y funcionales en alcoholismo son identificadas de manera usual,
pero sin claridad respecto a la diferenciación de si estas son secuelas o son previas al …

Objective: Craving for substance abuse is a usual and complicated problem in patients, with
opioid addiction who are in opioid detoxifying process. Craving has been added as one of …

The literature on the hedonic properties of drugs of abuse has been our major source of
information about the neurobiology of reward.... It seems likely that these pathways and …

Introduction Several drugs of abuse (DOA) are capable of modulating neurohypophysial
hormones, such as oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP), potentially resulting in the …

Both addiction and grief can be conceptualized as pathological forms of attachment. It is
therefore unsurprising that they share similar neurodevelopmental trajectories and …