Executive functions in pathologic gamblers selected in an ecologic setting

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Roca, María ^a   Torralva, Teresa ^a   López, Pablo ^a   Cetkovich, Marcelo ^a   Clark, Luke ^b   Manes, Facundo ^a,c  

^a FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE NEUROLOGY INECO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Decision making; Executive function; Inhibitory control; Pathologic gambling; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 40449084186     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNN.0b013e3181684358     Document Type: Article

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