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Compulsive seeking when reward prediction and control circuits tip.

Also called: substance use disorder · compulsive use

Addiction
Drs. Nora Volkow and Heinrich Schelbert, National Institutes of Health (NIH) · Public domain

Quick facts

reward learning gone stickyFocus
69/100Research
60/100Awareness
77/100Complexity
57/100Clinical
50/100Debate

Addiction sits at the centre of reward learning gone sticky — studied across molecules, circuits, behaviour and clinic.

Scores compare research, awareness, complexity, clinical weight, plasticity and debate across the atlas.

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The profile

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  • Research69
  • Awareness60
  • Complexity77
  • Clinical weight57
  • Plasticity74
  • Live debate50

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What should I know about Addiction (1)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.
What should I know about Addiction (2)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.
What should I know about Addiction (3)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.
What should I know about Addiction (4)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.
What should I know about Addiction (5)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.
What should I know about Addiction (6)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.
What should I know about Addiction (7)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.
What should I know about Addiction (8)?
Addiction centres on reward learning gone sticky. Compare score profiles with other atlas topics; read sections for mechanisms, clinical notes and open questions. Educational only — not medical advice.

Sources & research

  1. Neural systems of reinforcement for drug addictionEveritt BJ; Robbins TW · 2005 · Nature NeuroscienceDOIPubMed
  2. The neural basis of addictionKoob GF; Volkow ND · 2010 · NeuropsychopharmacologyDOIPubMed
  3. Addiction as a brain disease revisedHeilig M; et al. · 2021 · NeuropsychopharmacologyDOIPubMed

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