L'estimulació cerebral profunda al nucli accumbens i l'estudi pilot electrofisiològic d'escorça prefrontal medial, davant la resposta d'estrés
- Luque Garcia, Aina
- Teruel Martí, Vicent
- Cervera Ferri, Ana
- Martínez Bellver, Sergio
- Martínez Ricòs, Joana
ISSN: 1135-1268
Año de publicación: 2013
Título del ejemplar: Monogràfic: Jove
Volumen: 15
Número: 2
Páginas: 209-236
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Anuari de psicologia de la Societat Valenciana de Psicologia
Resumen
Aquest estudi es basa, conceptualment, en les investigacions relatives a l'estimulació cerebral profunda (ECP), que és una intervenció neuroqui- rúrgica en la que electrodes implantats alliberen impulsos electrics en zones «diana» de l'encefal. Aquesta tecnica ha estat emprada per a tractar diferents patologies, entre altres les addiccions i les seues manifestacions comporta- mentals. Específicament, l'ECP al nucli accumbens, ha estat aplicada per a tractar, amb èxit, els trastorns addictius i el desig del consum craving. Així mateix destaquem com durant el proces addictiu i, concretament, en el craving s'ha comprovat, que l'estrés juga un paper significatiu. D'altra banda, l'estudi electrofisiologic de l'escor,;a prefrontal medial i amígdala central és fonamental, per a l’obtenció de dades rellevants, en ambdues àrees involucrades, envers la gestió de l’estrés i les addiccions.
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