Magnetic resonance imaging structural alterations in brain of alcohol abusers and its association with impulsivity

Addiction Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 962-971

  Asensio, Samuel ^a   Morales, Julia L ^b   Senabre, Isabel ^a   Romero, Maria J ^b   Beltran, Miguel A ^c   Flores Bellver, Miguel ^b   Barcia, Jorge M ^b   Romero, Francisco J ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CEU CARDENAL HERRERA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CASTELLÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol; impulsivity; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXTERNAL CAPSULE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL STRIATUM; VERBAL MEMORY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84975077454     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/adb.12257     Document Type: Article

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