Return-to-Play and Second Impacts
In the past, there has been little research done on concussions and what is actually going on in the brain, until recently. Neuroscience research has grown and ...
Category: Disease
From a One-Time High to a Lifetime Prison: A Journey of Drug Addiction
Drug addiction brings certain images to mind – and they’re not exactly pretty. Strung out, passed out, bad teeth, bloodshot eyes, destroyed veins. It’s part of ...
Addiction: An Illness or a Crime?
According to a recent Human Rights Watch study published in 2013, federal drug offenders in the United States are given an offer they can’t refuse: fight ...
Addiction as a Brain Disease
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, addiction can be defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeki...
Brain Structures and Addiction
Addiction. Most people have run into it, whether it be knowing someone personally, or knowing a friend of a friend who has an addiction problem. If you have nev...
Addiction: A Disease or a Choice?
Like many of the issues we have been looking at recently that involve the brain, this is going to be a complicate issue but I will try to tackle it the best tha...
Addiction: A Dopamine Story
Addiction is a neurological disorder that affects the reward system in the brain. In a healthy person, the reward system reinforces important behaviors that are...
The Resilient Brain
We live in a world where tragic headlines cover the front page of every newspaper and early morning news segments are filled with stories of violence and hate. ...
Erasing Memory as Potential Treatment for Anxiety and PTSD
Should scientists be able to prevent memory formation? If you could have one of your memories erased, would you? Do you think that there is a place for this in ...
Anxiety: What Can You Do?
According to the ADAA, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the United States, affecting about 40 million adults. I commonly hear people ta...