Options reinforcement or reward ...

Options reinforcement or reward vypolnyaeyutsya specialized system of brain neurons, which are concentrated in the cingulate gyrus (not only) - as part of the limbic system, responsible for the regulation of the emotional sphere, corresponding to a specific chemical reward system (the synthesis of neurotransmitters). All kinds of fun (from food, games, sexual activity, from the effects of drugs, alcohol or nicotine) blagodyarya felt that agents depending activate the same specialized system nargady (release of neurotransmitters). But this is only the consequences. Try to match the theme violation of synthesis of neurotransmitters with impaired emotional gamers: the difficulty in determining the (identification) in describing their feelings, difficulties in distinguishing between feelings and bodily sensations, decreased ability to symbolize, as evidenced by the poverty of imagination and other manifestations of the imagination, focusing in more on external events than on the inner feelings. As with other addictions, gambling is characterized by a triad: a syndrome of psychological dependence (compulsive craving, psychological comfort during use (be it drugs, alcohol or gaming device), syndrome of physical dependence (compulsive craving, loss of control over the dose syndrome, deprivation, physical comfort in the "adrenaline" of intoxication); cider altered susceptibility of the organism to the action of the stimulus (defensive reactions, resistance to it, a form of consumption). We also add such diagnostic signs: episodes of altered states of consciousness (emotional trance) when in contact with the object (eg, gaming machine ) or activity (itself a gamble) - emotional agents dependence. seemingly intractable addiction, characterized by episodic, impulsivity is the struggle of motives. One American scientist J. Henningrild, explains the mechanism of dependence on anything, including gambling addiction: It is a specific way alters brain currents (bioelectrical activity in the cerebral cortex) and acts as a biological reward system. Remember experiences with reflections on the dogs, for which Ivan Petrovich Pavlov in the early last century, won the Nobel Prize? "So, this system affects the synthesis and transformation set of brain substances that are responsible for the subjective feeling of comfort - those endorphins and other neurotransmitters (hormones, mood). Even when throughout the game, each sitting, like a taut string. Yet it is comfort, albeit with a slight touch of masochism. There reinforce the concept that tries to explain the emergence of gambling addiction: Positive reinforcement - a condition that occurs when the presentation of someone else of a positive stimulus (emotionally pleasant fact) leads to enhancement of subsequent behavior (eating, as a positive incentive for a hungry animal).