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E pluribus unum? A new take on addiction by Redish et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2008

Thomas Stalnaker
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201
Geoffrey Schoenbaum
Affiliation:
Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology and Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and Adjunct, UMBC Department of Psychology, Baltimore, MD 21201. tstal002@umaryland.eduschoenbg@schoenbaumlab.orghttp://www.schoenbaumlab.org

Abstract

Neuroscientists and psychologists have proposed a variety of well-supported theories to explain addiction. Many of these theories suggest that addiction results from a single process or dysfunction across all of its forms. The authors of the current review, in contrast, have used a well-defined theoretical account of decision-making to outline the variety of dysfunctions that could account for addictive behavior.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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