Methylphenidate-induced plasticity: What should we be looking for?

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1310-1311

  Hyman, Steven E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SENSITIZATION; EDITORIAL; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0347627804     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.10.003     Document Type: Editorial

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