The motivational impact of nicotine and its role in tobacco use
By: edited by Rick A. Bevins, Anthony R. Caggiula.
Contributors: Bevins, Rick A.; Caggiula, Anthony R.
Series: The Nebraska Symposium on Motivation
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780387787480
Subjects: Nicotine addiction; Tobacco use; Motivation (Psychology)
Description: This title draws upon research on the drug widely believed to form the basis of tobacco use and dependence, nicotine. When discussing drug addiction and dependence, an increasing number of scientists are using the concepts of motivation and related constructs and their applications in modifying behavior.
Table of contents: title: Synaptic plasticity within midbrain dopamine centers contributes to nicotine addiction / Andon N. Placzek and John A. Dani; title: Molecular mechanisms underlying the motivational effects of nicotine / Darlene H. Brunzell and Marina R. Picciotto; title: Targeting reward-relevant nicotinic receptors in the discovery of novel pharmacotherapeutic agents to treat tobacco dependence / Linda P. Dwoskin .... [et al.]; title: Multiple motivational forces contribute to nicotine dependence / Athina Markou and Neil E. Paterson; title: Role of nicotine in smoking: a dual-reinforcement model / Anthony R. Caggiula ... [et al.]; title: Altering the motivational function of nicotine through conditioning processess / Rick A. Bevins; title: New findings on nicotine addiction and treatment / Jed. E. Rose; title: Sex differences in nicotine reinforcement and rewards: influences on the persistence of tobacco smoking / Kenneth A. Perkins; title: Functional significance of craving in nicotine dependence / Stephen T. Tiffany, Mathew W. Warthen, and Katherine C. Goedeker