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Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances
Scott F. . Ed(S): Stoltenberg
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Description for Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances
Paperback. Editor(s): Stoltenberg, Scott F. Series: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Num Pages: 153 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 9 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250.
Human beings have been using intoxicating substances for millennia. But while most people have used psychoactive substances without becoming dependent on them, a significant minority develop substance use disorders. The question remains: why does addiction occur in some and not others? The 61st installment of the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances probes the complex role of genetics in substance use and abuse across diverse methodologies, research organisms, levels of analysis and disciplines. Its combined lifespan/motivation approach to individual differences sheds necessary light on genetic vs. environmental factors in vulnerability, addiction risk, the relationship between ... Read more
Human beings have been using intoxicating substances for millennia. But while most people have used psychoactive substances without becoming dependent on them, a significant minority develop substance use disorders. The question remains: why does addiction occur in some and not others? The 61st installment of the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances probes the complex role of genetics in substance use and abuse across diverse methodologies, research organisms, levels of analysis and disciplines. Its combined lifespan/motivation approach to individual differences sheds necessary light on genetic vs. environmental factors in vulnerability, addiction risk, the relationship between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
Series
Nebraska Symposium on Motivation
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493947461
SKU
V9781493947461
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About Scott F. . Ed(S): Stoltenberg
Dr. Stoltenberg holds a PhD in psychology with a focus on behavior genetics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He proceeded to do a NIAAA funded postdoctoral fellowship in human alcoholism genetics at the Addiction Research Center at the University of Michigan. He then joined the University of Michigan research faculty in the Psychiatry Department, where he continued to ... Read more
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