Presentation Type
Event
Location
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian III
Start Date
29-5-2013 8:30 AM
End Date
29-5-2013 10:00 AM
Disciplines
Gaming and Casino Operations Management | Mental and Social Health | Psychology | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Sociology | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
Background
Addiction is a brain disorder caused by chronic exposure to drugs (Leshner, 1997)
Pathological Gambling (PG) shares many features of drug addiction (Holden 2001; Petry, 2006; Potenza, 2006)
PG may be caused by chronic exposure to gambling
Neuroplasticity (Tamminga and Nestler, 2006)
Sensitization (increased dopamine; DA) response to drug or environmental signals for reward (Robinson and Berridge, 2001)
Robust sensitization: Repeated low-dose amphetamine
Included in
Gaming and Casino Operations Management Commons, Psychology Commons, Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Sociology Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
Session 2-1-C: Amphetamine Effects and the Possible Role of Sesitization in Pathological Gambling
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian III
Background
Addiction is a brain disorder caused by chronic exposure to drugs (Leshner, 1997)
Pathological Gambling (PG) shares many features of drug addiction (Holden 2001; Petry, 2006; Potenza, 2006)
PG may be caused by chronic exposure to gambling
Neuroplasticity (Tamminga and Nestler, 2006)
Sensitization (increased dopamine; DA) response to drug or environmental signals for reward (Robinson and Berridge, 2001)
Robust sensitization: Repeated low-dose amphetamine
Comments
Moderator: Richard Rosenthal
Session 2-1-C Panel Session The Gambling Brain
File: 27 PowerPoint slides