The brain has become an important part of how we understand ourselves as human beings. Almost everything is nowadays explained by references to the mechanisms of the brain: consumption behaviour, political activity, career choice and marital status. In fact, it is difficult to come up with a single social phenomenon that has not yet been connected to the brain. It is a central and exciting part of the human biopsychosocial essence. This also applies to addiction. In the field of addiction studies, the neurosciences have been provided enormous space in the form of expectations and financial grants. According to the so-called brain disease model of addiction (BDMA), addiction is a chronic brain disease and it is thought that in the future it will be possible to medicate or manipulate the disease with various concrete tools. The evidence seems to be unequivocal: imaging of brains has shown how “kicks” of dopamine and serotonin light up in people who are addicted to alcohol or gambling even when only thinking about drinking or playing, not even engaging in the behaviour.

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关于大脑和成瘾的新工作

大脑已经成为我们如何理解自己作为人类的重要组成部分。现在几乎所有的事情都可以用大脑机制来解释：消费行为、政治活动、职业选择和婚姻状况。事实上，很难想出一个尚未与大脑联系起来的单一社会现象。它是人类生物心理社会本质的核心和令人兴奋的部分。这也适用于成瘾。在成瘾研究领域，神经科学以期望和财政资助的形式提供了巨大的空间。根据所谓的成瘾脑病模型 (BDMA)，成瘾是一种慢性脑病，人们认为未来可以使用各种具体工具来治疗或控制这种疾病。