Influential studies show how addiction develops through normal neuropsychological systems that had evolutionarily useful functions. For example, in the initial stages of substance use, the brain ...

Scientists at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered how sleep helps strengthen memories linked to ...

The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as a chronic, progressive brain disease, affecting the reward, motivation, memory and ... three identifiable stages leading to ...

A paradigm-shifting study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH ... II-73 significantly improved memory in ...

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) have uncovered how perceptual memories linked to positive emotions, such as joy or happiness ...

Addiction is a disease that affects your brain ... Cannabis Use Can Reduce Working Memory: Study Cannabis use can significantly impact the part of the brain responsible for following instructions ...

A paradigm-shifting study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows an experimental drug, GL-II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model of ...