A neurocognitive approach to understanding the neurobiology of addiction

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 632-638

  Noël, Xavier ^a   Brevers, Damien ^a   Bechara, Antoine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INSULA; MOTIVATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTIVE SYSTEM; REVIEW;

EID: 84881095941     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2013.01.018     Document Type: Review

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