Gambling and the Brain: Why Neuroscience Research is Vital to Gambling Research

Content Type: Monograph

Topics: Gambling and the Brain

The sixth volume of the NCRG’s monograph series is titled, "Gambling and the Brain: Why Neuroscience Research is Vital to Gambling Research" and examines seminal neuroscience research on gambling disorders. It includes research summaries on the following topics:

• Jon Grant, M.D., J.D., M.P.H, University of Chicago (as of 2012), on neurobiology and pathological gambling
• Marc Potenza, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University, on brain activity in pathological gambling
• Anna Goudriaan, Ph.D., University of Amsterdam, provides a reivew of brain imaging studies
• Catharine Winstanley, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, on the role of serotonin and dopamine in pathological gambling as examined through an animal research study