Ventral striatal activation during reward anticipation correlates with impulsivity in alcoholics

Methods 19 detoxified male alcoholics and 19 age-matched healthy men participated in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study using a monetary incentive delay task (MID), in which visual cues predicted that a rapid response to a subsequent target stimulus would either result in monetary...

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Published inNeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 47; p. S159
Main Authors Beck, A, Schlagenhauf, F, Wüstenberg, T, Hein, J, Kienast, T, Kahnt, T, Schmack, K, Hägele, C, Knutson, B, Heinz, A, Wrase, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.07.2009
Elsevier Limited
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Alcoholism
Impulsivity
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Summary:Methods 19 detoxified male alcoholics and 19 age-matched healthy men participated in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study using a monetary incentive delay task (MID), in which visual cues predicted that a rapid response to a subsequent target stimulus would either result in monetary gain, avoidance of monetary loss or no consequence.
ISSN:1053-8119
1095-9572
DOI:10.1016/S1053-8119(09)71675-1