We have been told that our gut instincts are reliable. Go with your gut people would offer us with encouragement, Trust your instincts. Until we started abusing drugs and alcohol, we could listen to these suggestions. Our instincts were clear. … Read More
Where Does Reward Seeking Behavior Come From?
Reward-seeking behavior is crux of the problem of addiction. What leads a man to seek reward through drugs and alcohol? How can he redefine and reprogram this inherent system of his being in order to live a clean and sober … Read More
Why the Prefrontal Cortex Matters in Addiction and Recovery
Addiction is a matter of reward. The most simple of neurobiological models for the function of addiction in the brain highlight the brain’s reward circuit as a key participant. Drugs and alcohol, in addition to other mind altering substances, stimulate … Read More
Arguments for Adventure: Your Brain Prefers Places, Not Things
The best things in life are free, the adage goes. Nature is a completely free resource to us as human beings on planet earth. Our only costs are getting there, having the right gear, and maybe paying a park fee … Read More