Emory University - The Addicted Brain
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The Addicted Brain at Coursera Overview
Duration | 22 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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The Addicted Brain at Coursera Highlights
- 12% started a new career after completing these courses.
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
The Addicted Brain at Coursera Course details
- This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction. It will also discuss other topics, such as government policy and our vulnerability to take drugs.
The Addicted Brain at Coursera Curriculum
The Background & Overview of Drug Use
Course Overview
Definitions and Terminology
The Historical Evidence
The Ten Classes of Drugs
Drug Use: A Serious Problem
Behavioral Addictions
Instructor Bio & Acknowledgements
Recommended Readings
Case: A Life on Hold
Case: An Ancient Story About a Gambling Addiction
Notes
The Background and Overview of Drug Use
Drugs & How the Brain Works
Drug Dynamics: The Fate of Drugs in the Body
Detecting Drugs in the Body
Synaptic Transmission: The Target of Addicting Drugs
Neurotransmitters: The Chemical Messengers in the Brain
Cocaine & Nicotine
Drugs are Multifunctional
Case: Cocaine
Recommended Readings
Notes
Drugs & How the Brain Works
Classes of Drugs
Alcohol
Nicotine
Marijuana
Psychostimulants
Hallucinogens
Opiate Drugs
Sedatives, Anti-Anxiety Agents, & Hypnotics
Case: Veteran with Stress Syndrome
Case: Psychedelic Drug
Recommended Readings
Notes
Classes of Drugs, Part 1
Classes of Drugs with Animal Models
Inhalants
Caffeine
New and Other Substances
Review of Ten Classes of Drugs
Animals in Drug Addiction Research
Animal Model of Drug Self-Administration, Part 1
Animal Model of Drug Self-Adminstration, Part 2
Conditioned Place Preference
Case: The Powerful "Cue"
Recommended Readings
Notes
Classes of Drugs, Part 2 & Animal Models
Neurotransmission & Brain Imaging
Dopamine, Reward, & Survival
Dopamine & Natural Rewards
Brain Imaging & PET Scanning
Dopamine Receptors in Vulnerability & Healing
Neuroplasticity & How Drugs Change the Brain
How Drugs Alter Gene Expression: Signaling and Epigenetics
Neurotransmission & Brain Imaging Review
Case: From Success to Desperation
Epigenetics Supplement
Recommended Readings
Notes
Neurotransmission & Brain Imaging
Vulnerability: Drug Use, Abuse, & Prevention
Will I Become an Addict?
Risk Factors
Self-Medication & Co-Morbidity
The Interaction of Vulnerabilities & Risk Factors
Environmental Risk Factors
Personality & Judgment Risk Factors
Protective Factors
Prevention
Case: Drugs for Life: What Went Wrong?
Recommended Readings
Notes
Vulnerability: Drug Use, Abuse, & Prevention
Treatment, Policy, & Decriminalization
Treatment, Part 1
Treatment, Part 2
Government Drug Policy
Drugs & Criminality
Recap, Part 1
Recap, Part 2
Case: The Scare of a Lifetime and the Difference a Policy can Make
Recommended Readings
Notes
Treatment, Policy, & Decriminalization
Drugs & Society
Drugs & Society: An Introduction
Causes of the Opioid Epidemic
Getting Addicted & Getting Treatment
What Is "Medical" Marijuana?
Legalization & Marijuana Products
What Should Our Attitudes Be?
Opioid Peptides
Partial Agonists vs Full Agonists
Cannabinoids in the Brain
The FDA
Recommended Readings
Drugs & Society
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