The Addictive Brain | The Gambler's Brain
Thu, Aug 07
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Discover the neural mechanisms that underlie the behaviors of addiction. This course includes watching a lecture followed by a group discussion moderated by the facilitator.
Time & Location
Aug 07, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
https://www.meetup.com/cpbonlinezendo/
About the event
The Addictive Brain | The Gambler's Brain
Discover the neural mechanisms that underlie the behaviors of addiction. This course includes watching a lecture followed by a group discussion moderated by the facilitator.
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Are drugs the only thing humans can get addicted to? What about behaviors? To answer this question, take a look at what happens inside the brain of a compulsive gambler. As this case study reveals, many of the same neurochemical processes of drug abuse-from genetic predisposition to dopamine release-also accompany addiction to behaviors.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What are some of the major behavioral similarities between pathological gambling and drug addiction?