Could brain abnormality predict drug addiction?
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 13:22
in Psychology & Sociology
Scientists at The University of Nottingham are to use MRI technology to discover whether abnormalities in the decision-making part of the brain could make some people more likely to become addicted to drugs.
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