Drug addiction manifests as a compulsive drive to take a drug despite serious adverse consequences. This aberrant behaviour has traditionally been viewed as bad 'choices' that are made voluntarily ...
and neuroscientists are working overtime to discover exactly how these drugs affect the brain. “It is a hot topic,” says Kevin Williams, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at the University of Texas ...
The decades-old anesthetic ketamine could be a game changer for treating severe depression, but there are still many questions about how the drug works, including exactly how it affects the brain ...