Addiction and neural ageing

This course aims to explore the issues surrounding addiction and neural ageing. By the end of the course, learners will be able to understand popular conceptions about addiction and neural ageing, specific issues in addiction, central questions in addiction, definitions of ageing, genes and mechanisms affecting ageing of cells, consequences of neural ageing, and hope for the future of ageing brains. The course teaches skills such as critical reading and analysis of selected readings on addiction and neural ageing. The teaching method includes lectures, selected readings, and online resources. This course is intended for individuals interested in psychology, neuroscience, ageing, and addiction studies.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Issues in brain and behaviour
• 1 Issues in brain and behaviour
• 1.1 Popular conceptions about addiction and neural ageing
• 2 Addiction
• 2 Addiction
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Specific issues in addiction
• 2.3 Central questions in addiction
• 3 Addiction: selected readings
• 3 Addiction: selected readings
• 3.1 Addiction article 1
• 3.1.1 Before reading this article:
• 3.1.2. After reading this article:
• 3.2 Addiction article 2
• 4 Neural ageing
• 4 Neural ageing
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Definitions of ageing
• 4.3 Genes and ageing
• 4.4 Mechanisms that affect ageing of cells
• 4.5 The ageing brain
• 4.6 Consequences of neural ageing
• 4.7 Ageing brains: hope for the future
• 5 Neural ageing: selected readings
• 5 Neural ageing: selected readings
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Neural ageing: article 1
• 5.2.1 Free radicals and ageing
• 5.2.2 Calorie restriction
• 5.2 Neural ageing: article 2
• 5.3.1 Before reading the article:
• 5.3.2 Conclusion after reading this article:
• 6 Levels of explanation: the key to understanding addiction and neural ageing
• 6 Levels of explanation: the key to understanding addiction and neural ageing
• 8 Websites for further information:
• 8 Websites for further information:
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements