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Dopamine and Risky Decision-Making in Gambling Disorder

1.25 CE Hour
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About the Course

Gambling disorder is a behavioral addiction associated with impairments in value-based decision-making and cognitive control. These functions are thought to be regulated by dopamine within fronto-striatal circuits, but the role of altered dopamine neurotransmission in the etiology of gambling disorder remains controversial. Preliminary evidence suggests that increasing frontal dopamine tone might improve cognitive functioning in gambling disorder. We therefore examined whether increasing frontal dopamine tone via a single dose of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor tolcapone would reduce risky choice in human gamblers.

This course is based on the reading online article, Dopamine and Risky Decision-Making in Gambling Disorder created by Jan Peters, PhD et al in 2020.

Publication Details

Publication Date: May/June 2020, 7(3) ENEURO.0461-19.2020 1–13 2020

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Jan Peters, PhD
Dr. Peters is a full professor at the University of Cologne. His work focuses on neuroscience, neuroimaging and cognitive neuropsychology. He has published more than 70 works in peer reviewed journals and serves as a peer reviewer on multiple journal boards.
Taylor Vega
Taylor Vega is a clinical researcher at University of California, San Francisco. Her work focuses on dopamine and gambling. She has had multiple works published in peer reviewed journals.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Understand the elements of what defines a gambling disorder
  2. 2 Recognize the importance of the role of dopamine in gambling disorder
  3. 3 Identify the behavioral implications and cognitive impairment that can be associated with gambling disorder
  4. 4 Analyze the results of the article discussed by Peters and colleagues in their 2020 article

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Course Details

1.25 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103162

Related Topics

Pharmacotherapy Gambling

Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2040.

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