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The amount of gray matter you have plays a role in addiction
According to a recent study by the
U.S.
Department of Energy's
Brookhaven National Laboratory, there appears
to be a link between the amount measurable gray matter one has in
their
brain and their
addiction. This link directly affects the
“structure and function” of the brains amid those who do not have
addiction problems and those addicted to cocaine. These findings are
in addition to other studies that have been ongoing in the link
between the brain and addiction. Addiction affects people from every
corner of the earth. If someone you know is in need of help with
addiction and you live in
South Carolina, please see
the link at the bottom of this article.
In short, the study states that the
more gray matter you have in the decision making, thought processing
part of your brain, the better your ability is at evaluating rewards
and consequences. Not unlike people struggling with addiction to
foods, the brain is grappling with the reward aspects it obtains from
certain foods, drugs. The need for the reward, is often stronger
than the ability to process the consequence in those with addictions,
of all kinds.
The study by the Brookhaven National
Laboratory is the first of its kind to show the link between
structure and function in the gray matter portion of the brain of
people with and without addiction issues. Other similar tests have
been done but were more focused on the
prefrontal cortex of the
brain and its structure. The brain is not all gray matter, there are
portions throughout the brain that are “white matter” axons that
form the connections between the cells of the nerve cell bodies.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging has allowed doctors to scan the brains of
both addicted and non addicted individuals and allow for precise
measurements for each persons individual brain regions where gray
matter volume can be measured.
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