Neural mechanism underlying drug cravings
Monday, January 28, 2013 - 19:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Addiction may result from abnormal brain circuitry in the frontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls decision-making. Researchers report that the lateral and orbital regions of the frontal cortex interact during the response to a drug-related cue and that aberrant interaction between the two frontal regions may underlie addiction.