Event-Related Potential Study of Executive Dysfunctions in a Speeded Reaction Task in Cocaine Addiction

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-204

  Sokhadze, Estate ^a   Stewart, Christopher ^a   Hollifield, Michael ^a   Tasman, Allan ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine abuse; ERP; Executive functions; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 70849133704     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10874200802502144     Document Type: Article

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