Discover Psychology
Event
- Title:
- Shep Siegel The Ghost in the Addict: Drug anticipation and Drug Addiction
- When:
- Fri Oct 2, 2009 2:30pm - 3:20pm
- Where:
- McMaster University - PC155 - Hamilton
- Category:
- Discover Psychology Public Lecture Series
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Shepard Siegel
People who stop drinking or smoking or using other drugs, for weeks and even years, report that cravings reappear: “The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house.” (Cocteau). The “ghost” is summoned by the memory of the drug, typically elicited by places, times, or circumstances that have been associated with the drug in the past. The study of associations is the study of Pavlovian conditioning, and research concerning Pavlovian conditioning of drug-elicited responses reveals the relationship between drug anticipation and drug addiction.
Shepard Siegel received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Yale University. His research is concerned with the general area of Pavlovian conditioning, particularly the contribution of such conditioning to physiological regulation and drug addiction. He has been honoured with many awards including: Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished University Professor, President’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision and an honourary Doctor of Science degree from McMaster.Venue
- Location:
- McMaster University - PC155 - Website
- Street:
- 1280 Main Street West
- ZIP:
- L8S4K1
- City:
- Hamilton
- State:
- ON
- Country:
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