Neurobiological mechanisms of social attachment and pair bonding (2015)

Curr Opin Behav Sci. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Jul 1. Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Behav Sci. 2015 Jun; 3: 38–44. Published online 2015 Jan 24. doi:  10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.01.009 PMCID: PMC4486624 NIHMSID: NIHMS676768 Zachary V Johnson and Larry J Young Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: Abstract […]

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“What Happens When Children Watch Porn”, by Addiction.com

Today’s high-intensity, no-holds-barred Internet porn has sex addiction therapists scrambling to stay current, and some are noting a curious trend. In the past, individuals suffering from porn addiction nearly always reported a history of trauma. That is, the porn-addicted client stumbled onto porn at some point and found that it soothed anxiety and other emotional […]

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Neuroimaging Evidence of Altered Fronto-Cortical and Striatal Function after Prolonged Cocaine Self-Administration in the Rat (2011)

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2011 Nov; 36(12): 2431–2440. Published online 2011 Jul 20. doi:  10.1038/npp.2011.129 PMCID: PMC3194070 Alessandro Gozzi,1,2,* Michela Tessari,2 Lisa Dacome,2 Federica Agosta,2 Stefano Lepore,2 Anna Lanzoni,2 Patrizia Cristofori,3 Emilio M Pich,2 Mauro Corsi,2 and Angelo Bifone1,2 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article has been cited by other articles […]

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Age 21 – No more panic attacks or paranoia. More confidence, better conversations especially with women

A MILESTONE!!!!  All right, today was one of the worst days in my life, but nevertheless, today I reach 90 days and I decided to not wait till tomorrow to write a report so here it is: Achievements/ Improvements/ Benefits: Psychological/ Mental: Better self control, better ability to control my thoughts and be self reserved. […]

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Characteristics of Social Network Gamers: Results of an Online Survey (2015)

Front Psychiatry. 2015 Jul 8;6:69. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2015.00069. eCollection 2015. Geisel O1, Panneck P1, Stickel A1, Schneider M1, Müller CA1. Abstract Current research on Internet addiction (IA) reported moderate to high prevalence rates of IA and comorbid psychiatric symptoms in users of social networking sites (SNS) and online role-playing games. The aim of this study was […]

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Increased Functional Connectivity between Prefrontal Cortex and Reward System in Pathological Gambling (2013)

Saskia Koehler , Smadar Ovadia-Caro, Elke van der Meer, Arno Villringer, Andreas Heinz, Nina Romanczuk-Seiferth , Daniel S. Margulies Published: December 19, 2013 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084565 Correction 21 Jul 2015: The PLOS ONE Staff (2015) Correction: Increased Functional Connectivity between Prefrontal Cortex and Reward System in Pathological Gambling. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0134179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134179 View correction […]

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Ethanol Conditioned Place Preference and Alterations in ΔFosB Following Adolescent Nicotine Administration Differ in Rats Exhibiting High or Low Behavioral Reactivity to a Novel Environment (2014)

Behav Brain Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Jun 5. Published in final edited form as: Behav Brain Res. 2014 Apr 1; 262: 101–108. Published online 2014 Jan 7. doi:  10.1016/j.bbr.2013.12.014 PMCID: PMC4457313 NIHMSID: NIHMS554276 Rex M. Philpot, Melanie E. Engberg, and Lynn Wecker Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Go to: […]

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The somatic marker theory in the context of addiction: contributions to understanding development and maintenance (2015)

Authors Olsen VV, Lugo RG, Sütterlin S Published Date July 2015 Volume 2015:8 Pages 187—200 DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S68695 Received 2 March 2015, Accepted 7 April 2015, Published 6 July 2015 Approved for publication by Dr Igor Elman Vegard V Olsen,1 Ricardo G Lugo,1 Stefan Sütterlin1,2 1Section of Psychology, Lillehammer University College, Lillehammer, 2Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, […]

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Addicted to Palatable Foods: Comparing the Neurobiology of Bulimia Nervosa to that of Drug Addiction (2014)

Psychopharmacology (Berl). Author manuscript; available in PMC 2015 Jun 29. Published in final edited form as: Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2014 May; 231(9): 1897–1912. Published online 2014 Feb 6. doi:  10.1007/s00213-014-3461-1 PMCID: PMC4484591 NIHMSID: NIHMS563577 Natalie A. Hadad, M. A. and Lori A. Knackstedt, Ph.D. Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]

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