What Evidence Suggests That There Is a Neural Basis for Addiction

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Essay

What evidence suggests that there is a neural basis for addiction and reward? How might this be related to the motivation to engage in survival behaviors such as eating or sexual behavior?

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Definitions:

Organizations

Entities comprising multiple people working together in a structured way to achieve a collective goal or set of goals.

Beliefs and Assumptions

Fundamental convictions or premises that individuals hold to be true, guiding their behavior and interpretation of events.

Informal Elements

Non-official, unofficial parts of a structure or system which may influence or affect its function.

Hawthorne Studies

Studies conducted during the 1920s and 1930s that suggested the importance of the informal organization.