Introduction to the Special Edition on Addictions

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Almost exactly a year ago, the NYTimes Science Times featured a large colorful picture, credited to Marcos Chin depicting a singer whose microphone cord weaved as an earbud into an intricately detailed lined-maze representing the brain. The article entitled ‘The Music Channel’ was interesting enough, as it devoted attention to research that showed a pathway in the brain that is distinctly dedicated to  “tuneful stimuli.”...