Date	2015-03-26
Time	15:00 - 16:00
E-mail	ednu@ied.edu.hk
Venue	HKIEd Tai Po Campus D2-LP-14

EDNU March Research Seminar II: Brain changes associated with addiction and recovery   Date: 26 Mar 2015 (Thu) Time: 15:00 - 16:00 Venue: HKIEd Tai Po Campus D3-P-01 Speaker: Dr. Qinghua He (Southwest University)     Addiction is a common disorder worldwide. Many studies have suggested that addiction was associated with deficits in both brain structure and function. This talk will first go over the neural model under addiction and argue that there are common and specific deficits for different kinds of addictions. Then, it will introduce three studies to show the brain changes associated with addiction as well as addiction recovery. Last, it will give some suggestions for addiction treatment and prevention. It will mainly focus on the adolescents with immature prefrontal lobe development who are vulnerable for addiction.