Neurobiology of gambling behaviors

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 660-667

  Potenza, Marc N ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN;

BRAIN REGION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-5; GAMBLING; HUMAN; INSULA; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 84881029353     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2013.03.004     Document Type: Review

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