Revised September 2012
NIDA's Neuroscience Consortium organized the 7th annual Frontiers in Addiction Research Mini-Convention held at the 2009 Society for Neuroscience Meeting, November 14, 2008 in Washington, D.C.
Presentations included:
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Epigenetics and Brain Function
Frances Champagne, Courtney Miller, Schahram Akbarian, Eric Nestler -
Multilevel Multimodal Imaging of Gene Expression, Cells, Neurons, and Circuitry
Karl Deisseroth, Mark Schnitzer, Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, Christina Liu -
Willpower: What Really Governs Our Choices
Patrick Haggard, Brian Knutson, Paul Glimcher, Alan Sanfey -
Cortical Development and Substance Abuse
Takao Hensch, Pradeep Bhide, Amelia Eisch, Pasko Rakic
Featured Publication
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction
As a result of scientific research, we know that addiction is a disease that affects both brain and behavior.