title: Neurobiology of gambling behaviors.
abstract: For many, gambling is a recreational activity that is performed periodically without ill effects, but for some, gambling may interfere with life functioning. A diagnostic entity, pathological gambling (PG), is currently used to define a condition marked by excessive and problematic gambling. In this review, the current status of understanding of the neurobiologies of gambling and PG is described. Multiple neurotransmitter systems (norepinephrine, serotonin, dopamine, opioid and glutamate) and brain regions (ventral striatum, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, insula, among others) have been implicated in gambling and PG. Considerations for future directions in gambling research, with a view towards translating neurobiological advances into more effective prevention and treatment strategies, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. marc.potenza@yale.edu
authors.forename: Marc N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Potenza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005715:Gambling / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009446:Neurobiology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents
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