Memory, decisions and emotions after the administration of cocaine: role of different neuroanatomical structures.
Drug addiction is a serious mental illness characterized by the loss of control over the use of the substance, the compulsive search for the drug and the appearance of a negative emotional state when the substance is not present. Among all the substances of abuse, cocaine is among the most consumed...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Repositorio: | RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/443 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/443 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Cocaine Drug addiction Brain structure Cocaina Drogadicción Estructura cerebral 3207.11 Neuropatología 2410.09 Neuroanatomía Humana |
| Sumario: | Drug addiction is a serious mental illness characterized by the loss of control over the use of the substance, the compulsive search for the drug and the appearance of a negative emotional state when the substance is not present. Among all the substances of abuse, cocaine is among the most consumed in our country, with serious physiological, psychological and biological repercussions for its consumers. Thus, our goal is to describe and analyze different mental processes that may be influenced by the administration of cocaine, trying to assess whether its alteration is due to changes in anatomical structures responsible for mental, cognitive and emotional functioning. An exhaustive bibliographic search was carried out in the main scientific databases using the keywords exposed in the work. The consumption of cocaine induces alterations in the functioning of cerebral structures, among which the amygdala, prefrontal cortex and hippocampus stand out, with different consequences in the cognitive and emotional functions of the individual. The study of these mental processes and of the anatomical structures involved represents a great advance in the area of mental illness and cocaine addiction, providing knowledge for the progress of new possible therapeutic options. |
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