From Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally Satel and
Scott Lilienfeld, copyright© 2013. Reprinted by permission of Basic Books, a member of The …

The claim that addiction is a brain disease is almost universally accepted among scientists
who work on addiction. The claim's attraction rests on two grounds: the fact that addiction …

This ground-breaking book advances the fundamental debate about the nature of addiction.
As well as presenting the case for seeing addiction as a brain disease, it brings together all …

The view that substance addiction is a brain disease, although widely accepted in the
neuroscience community, has become subject to acerbic criticism in recent years. These …

For much of the twentieth century, theories of addictive behavior and motivation were
polarized between two models. The first model viewed addiction as a moral failure for which …

Where does normal brain or psychological function end, and pathology begin? The line can
be hard to discern, making disease sometimes a tricky word. In addiction, normal …

The orthodox conception of drug addiction within science and medicine is a neurobiological
disease characterized by compulsive drug use despite negative consequences. Addiction is …

Rationale Although increasingly subject to criticism, the brain disease model of addiction
(BDMA) remains dominant within addiction science. Yet few advocates or critics of the …

In February 2014, the journal Nature published an editorial concerned primarily with the
attempt by animal rights activists to close down addiction research labs that experimented …

Neuroscience has substantially advanced the understanding of how changes in brain
biochemistry contribute to mechanisms of tolerance and physical dependence via exposure …