Exploring Memory Training as a Strategy for Addiction Treatment

Exploring Memory Training As A Strategy For Addiction Treatment
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute faculty member leads study resulting in new insight on rehabilitating brain function in addicts People with addictions to stimulants tend to choose instant gratification or a smaller but sooner reward over a future benefit, even if the future reward is greater. Reduced value of a future reward, called “delay discounting” by neuroscientists, is the major …
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Straightening Out Addicts Through Memory Work
Researchers know that people with addictions to stimulants tend to choose instant gratification or a smaller but sooner reward over a future benefit, even if the future reward is greater. The perception of a reduced value for a future reward is termed “delayed discounting,” and overcoming it is one of the major challenges for treatment […]
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Technology Peeks Deep Into the Brain
Time-lapse technique can show cellular changes related to problems like addiction and brain tumors
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