Imaging the Addicted Brain

Imaging the Addicted Brain, the latest volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series will appeal to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists.

Led by an internationally renowned editorial board, this important serial publishes both eclectic volumes made up of timely reviews and thematic volumes that focus on recent progress in a specific area of neurobiology research.

This volume focusses on the imaging of the brain addicted to food, gambling, tobacco, and opiates.

1. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Gambling Marc Potenza 2. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Tobacco Stephane Potvin 3. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Opiates Jon-Karl Zubieta 4. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Sex Simone Kuhn 5. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Alcohol Sandra Chanraud and Maud Dupuy 6. To be confirmed Luís Fernando Tófoli 7. Imaging the Brain Addicted to Marijuana Ty Brumback 8. To be confirmed Justin Carré 9. Biomarkers for success: Can neuroimaging be used to predict treatment outcome in psychostimulant dependent individuals?" Colleen Hanlon

This book will cover an audience ranging from psychologists through neuroscientists to imaging scientists. Also, with such a broad focus, the hope is that the lay audience could also understand the results as well.

• Offers a unique perspective on how addiction affects the brain
• Covers a broad scope of addictions, including food, gambling, tobacco, and common psychogenic agents with a focus on their effects on the brain
• Focuses on the use of medical imaging methods, especially MRI, to explore and explain addiction in the brain