Brain functions associated with verbal working memory tasks among young males with alcohol use disorders

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Park, Mi Sook ^a   Sohn, Sunju ^b   Park, Ji Eun ^a   Kim, Sook Hee ^c   Yu, IN Kyu ^d   Sohn, Jin Hun ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c US Army   (South Korea)

^d Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2 back task; Alcohol use disorders; Brain function; FMRI; Verbal working memory; Young males

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 78651482819     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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