The death of the explorer and the rise of ‘ADHD kids’.Hyperactivity. Impulsivity. Distractibility. We all know what ADHD looks like. ADHD kids can be chronically restless, have a hard time…Jan 23, 2021Jan 23, 2021
The SEEKING system, dopamine, and addictive disorders.Humans have a wide variety of natural emotional dispositions. Similarly, there are many factors in the development of an addiction — one…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Emotions come first: an affective neuroscience perspective on addiction.Humans are mammals, and the very first primary-process emotion that all mammals share is the emotion of SEEKING (Panksepp, 2012). Although…Jan 14, 2021Jan 14, 2021
What is addiction? A new paradigm.What is addiction? Is it a disease? If so, are we experiencing a pathological disease process when we become “addicted” to the…Dec 23, 20201Dec 23, 20201