Inverse association between dopaminergic neurotransmission and Iowa Gambling Task performance in pathological gamblers and healthy controls

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-34

  Linnet, Jakob ^a,b   Møller, Arne ^a,b   Peterson, Ericka ^b,d   Gjedde, Albert ^b,d   Doudet, Doris ^a,b,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decision making; Dopamine; Iowa Gambling Task; Pathological gambling; Positron Emission Tomography

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCINTISCANNING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASAL GANGLIA; DECISION MAKING; DOPAMINE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 78651478047     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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