Nora Volkow is a prominent neuroscientist known for her research on addiction, particularly substance use disorders, and the neuroscience of the brain. She is the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Volkow's work has significantly contributed to the understanding of how addictive substances affect the brain, particularly through the use of imaging techniques like positron emission tomography (PET) scans.
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