The role of cognitive control in cocaine dependence

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-345

  Garavan, Hugh ^a   Hester, Robert ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cocaine; Cognition; Control; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADDICTION; ATTENTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG USE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LABORATORY TEST; MONITORING; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REVIEW; STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34848883668     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-007-9034-x     Document Type: Review

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