A Model of the Initial Stages of Drug Abuse: From Reinforcement Learning to Social Contagion

From DNA to Social Cognition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 185-201

  Koritzky, Gilly ^a   Luria, Adi ^a   Yechiam, Eldad ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes, using IGT and quantitative EV model high functioning drug users, heightened sensitivity to gains; Model of initial stages of drug abuse reinforcement learning to social contagion, decision making model of sensitivity to drug abuse, in high functioning individuals; Social factor leading to addiction prominent antecedent of drug use, and exposure to drugs

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EID: 84886053461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118101803.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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