Motivational and cognitive inhibitory control in recreational cannabis users

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 688-697

  Griffith Lendering, Merel F H ^a   Huijbregts, Stephan C J ^a,b   Vollebergh, Wilma A M ^c   Swaab, Hanna ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cannabis use; Cognitive inhibition; Decision making; Impulsivity; Motivational inhibition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84864991191     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.668874     Document Type: Article

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