Role of Central Serotonin in Impulsivity and Compulsivity: Comparative Studies in Experimental Animals and Humans

Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue C, 2010, Pages 415-427

  Robbins, Trevor W ^a   Crockett, Molly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; behavioral inhibition; compulsivity; impulsivity; obsessive compulsive disorder; prefrontal cortex; striatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856661867     PISSN: 15697339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-7339(10)70093-X     Document Type: Chapter

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