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@inbook{Nutt:2011:10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00001-6,
author = {Nutt, D and Lingford-Hughes, A and Nestor, L},
booktitle = {Addiction Neuroethics: The Ethics of Addiction Neuroscience Research and Treatment},
doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00001-6},
pages = {3--25},
title = {Brain Imaging in Addiction},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00001-6},
year = {2011}
}

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AB  - This chapter focuses on neuroimaging techniques, explaining their relevance to understanding drug addiction. There are two main divisions in neuroimaging techniques: structural and functional. The former measures features of brain structure such as its size, shape, and density. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) exploits the fact that the magnetic property of blood changes when oxygen is removed. This can be detected using an MRI paradigm known as the BOLD signal. Structural magnetic resonance imaging technique measures the volume and shape of the brain with reasonable precision. It can be used to investigate potential structural differences in the brains of certain populations. The endorphin system is the major target for the opioid drugs such as morphine and heroin. It has long been implicated in processes such as interpersonal bonding, love, and, when lacking, pain. Drug dependence is commonly associated with emotional, cognitive, and behavioral reactivity to drug-related stimuli or to images or events associated with drug use.
AU  - Nutt,D
AU  - Lingford-Hughes,A
AU  - Nestor,L
DO  - 10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00001-6
EP  - 25
PY  - 2011///
SN  - 9780123859730
SP  - 3
TI  - Brain Imaging in Addiction
T1  - Addiction Neuroethics: The Ethics of Addiction Neuroscience Research and Treatment
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-385973-0.00001-6
ER  -

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