Decision-making and neuroendocrine responses in pathological gamblers

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-243

  Labudda, Kirsten ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^a   Markowitsch, Hans J ^a   Brand, Matthias ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Cortisol; Decision making; Pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ALPHA-AMYLASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DECISION MAKING; GAMBLING; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SALIVA; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 35448930301     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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