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The New Neurobiology Of Addiction

Season 2019 Episode 10

Learn about "The New Neurobiology of Addiction" featuring Petros Levounis, MD, MA, professor and chair, Department of Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and chief of service, University Hospital. According to Dr. Levounis, "From a neurobiological perspective, addiction can be seen as the hijacking of the pleasure-reward pathways of the brain with a concomitant weakening of its executive

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