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Neuroscience of Drug Craving for Addiction Medicine: From Circuits to Therapies Publisher Pubmed



Ekhtiari H1, 2, 3 ; Nasseri P1, 2 ; Yavari F1 ; Mokri A4 ; Monterosso J5, 6, 7
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  1. 1. Neurocognitive Laboratory, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Translational Neuroscience Program, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Research Center for Molecular and Cellular Imaging (RCMCI), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Clinical Department, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  6. 6. Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
  7. 7. Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Source: Progress in Brain Research Published:2016


Abstract

Drug craving is a dynamic neurocognitive emotional–motivational response to a wide range of cues, from internal to external environments and from drug-related to stressful or affective events. The subjective feeling of craving, as an appetitive or compulsive state, could be considered a part of this multidimensional process, with modules in different levels of consciousness and embodiment. The neural correspondence of this dynamic and complex phenomenon may be productively investigated in relation to regional, small-scale networks, large-scale networks, and brain states. Within cognitive neuroscience, this approach has provided a long list of neural and cognitive targets for craving modulations with different cognitive, electrical, or pharmacological interventions. There are new opportunities to integrate different approaches for carving management from environmental, behavioral, psychosocial, cognitive, and neural perspectives. By using cognitive neuroscience models that treat drug craving as a dynamic and multidimensional process, these approaches may yield more effective interventions for addiction medicine. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.
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