"Brain Mapping" is a Valuable Tool in Understanding Addiction

Posted by AlexS on September 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Brookhaven National Laboratory and the ONE80 Center are finding increasing value using brain imaging tools in the diagnosis and treatment of addiction. A recent study by Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrated that cocaine addiction changed a person’s “perceived value of money” by altering the functioning of the brain’s prefrontal cortex. The study attempted to explain why a cocaine addict would trade a car for a few hits of crack.  (“Would someone really do that?”)  

At ONE80 we love Science.  For more information on brain imaging please contact us at 888-588-4180 or read more about the Brookhaven Study at http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/54243.php