Study finds abnormalities in cerebral cortex of cocaine addicts
Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 04:14
in Psychology & Sociology
A brain imaging study carried out at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals abnormalities in the cortex - the outer surface of the brain - of cocaine addicts that appear to correlate with dysfunction in areas responsible for attention and for reward-based decision-making...
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