Addiction: Refresher Materials
Chapter 1: The Nervous System
By Richard Morris and Marianne Filenz (Eds.). in Neuroscience: Science of the Brain (2003)
Chapter One: This is a two-page primer that covers the basic structure of the human nervous system and has some useful figures for orienting the student on how to look at the brain.
Chapter 3: Chemical Messengers
By Richard Morris and Marianne Filenz (Eds.). in Neuroscience: Science of the Brain (2003)
Chapter Three: This is a two-page primer that introduces the concept of neurotransmitters, the anatomy of the synapse, and the different types of receptors (ionotropic v. metabotropic).
Chapter 4: Drugs and the Brain
By Richard Morris and Marianne Filenz (Eds.). in Neuroscience: Science of the Brain (2003)
Chapter Four: A two-page primer reviewing the path to addiction and dependence, with individual sections on alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, amphetamines, heroin, and cocaine.
Inside the Brain
in Exploring your Brain Video Program: "Topics in Brain Science"
Introduction to imaging technology.
The Molecules of Addiction
By Andrew Derrington in BrainWork, Vol 11:1, 2001
Gives background information on cocaine and heroin addiction, and talks about some molecular mechanisms; describes new avenues of research including knockout mice and a possible vaccine against the effects of cocaine.