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Home / Resources / Machinery of the Mind

Machinery of the Mind

Written by Jessica Williams | October 23, 2012

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Description

This webinar will define the six brain-mind functions: reward & tolerance, memory & learning, salience & sensitization, impulsivity & restraint, decision-making, stress/relaxation, withdrawal, and loss of control.

Presenter

Allan L. Barger, MSW is a PRI Research Analyst reviewing literature on drug effects on the brain and behavior. He holds a Master of Social Work degree, is a member of the National Association of Social Workers with specialty practice in alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Allan is a member of the Research Society on Alcoholism, New York Academy of Sciences and part of the invitation-only NAADAC Speakers Bureau.

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