Eur J Neurosci. 2016 Mar;43(5):671-80. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13149. Epub 2016 Jan 13. Naneix F1,2, Darlot F1,2, Coutureau E1,2, Cador M1,2. Abstract Adolescence is a critical period characterized by major neurobiological changes. Chronic stimulation of the reward system might constitute an important factor in vulnerability to pathological development. In spite of the dramatic increase in the consumption […]
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LINK TO FULL STUDY Veruska Andrea Santos1*, MSc ; Rafael Freire1*, MD, PhD ; Morená Zugliani1*, MD ; Patricia Cirillo1*, MD ; Hugo Henrique Santos2 ; Antonio Egidio Nardi1*, MD, PhD ; Anna Lucia King1*, PhD 1Laboratory of Panic and Respiration, Institute of Psychiatry of The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio […]
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Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 Mar;40 Suppl 1:S12-21. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2016.9. Benton D1, Young HA1. Abstract Addiction to a wide range of substances of abuse has been suggested to reflect a ‘Reward Deficiency Syndrome’. That is, drugs are said to stimulate the reward mechanisms so intensely that, to compensate, the population of dopamine D2 receptors (DD2R) […]
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World J Radiol. 2016 Feb 28; 8(2): 210–225. Published online 2016 Feb 28. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i2.210 PMCID: PMC4770183Gianna Sepede, Margherita Tavino, Rita Santacroce, Federica Fiori, Rosa Maria Salerno, and Massimo Di Giannantonio Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract AIM: To report the results of functional magnetic resonance […]
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Hypothesis & Theory ARTICLE Front. Psychiatry, 03 March 2016 | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00006 Emmanuel Stip1,2*, Alexis Thibault1, Alexis Beauchamp-Chatel1 and Steve Kisely3,4,5 1Département de Psychiatrie, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada 2Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, QC, Canada 3School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 4Department of Psychiatry, […]
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Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Oct 1. Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2014 Oct 1; 76(7): 550–558. Published online 2014 Jan 8. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.12.014 PMCID: PMC4087093 NIHMSID: NIHMS564517 Rachel J. Donahue,1 John W. Muschamp,1 Scott J. Russo,2 Eric J. Nestler,2 and William A. Carlezon, Jr.1 Author information ► Copyright […]
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J Interpers Violence. 2016 Mar 6. pii: 0886260516633204. Stanley N1, Barter C2, Wood M2, Aghtaie N2, Larkins C3, Lanau A2, Överlien C4. Abstract New technology has made pornography increasingly accessible to young people, and a growing evidence base has identified a relationship between viewing pornography and violent or abusive behavior in young men. This article […]
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Srp Arh Celok Lek. 2015 Nov-Dec;143(11-12):719-25. Ac-Nikolić E, Zarić D, Nićiforović-Šurković O. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Internet use has increased rapidly all over the world. Excessive Internet use tends to lead to the creation of a non-chemical addiction, most commonly known as “Internet addiction.” OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was an assessment of the prevalence of […]
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J Addict Nurs. 2016 Jan-Mar;27(1):39-46. Kilic M1, Avci D, Uzuncakmak T. Abstract The aim of this study is to examine the Internet addiction among adolescents in relation to their sociodemographic characteristics, communication skills, and perceived familial social support. This cross-sectional research is conducted in the high schools in some city centers, in Turkey, in 2013. […]
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NeuroImage Volume 128, March 2016, Pages 342–352 Sofie V. Gelskova, b, , , , , Kristoffer H. Madsena, c, Thomas Z. Ramsøya, d, 1, Hartwig R. Siebnera, e, 1 doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.01.002 Open Access Highlights Pathological gamblers show U-shaped neural response to appetitive and aversive bets. This hypersensitivity is found in a cortico-striatal network, i.e. caudate and […]
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