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Dopaminergic genes modulate response inhibition in alcohol abusing adults.
Addiction biology - 1 Nov 2012
Filbey Francesca M, Claus Eric D, Morgan Marilee, Forester Glen R, Hutchison Kent
Abstract excerpt
Compulsion in alcohol use disorders (AUD) has been attributed to impairment in response inhibition. Because genes that regulate dopamine (DA) have been implicated not only for risk for AUD but also for impulsivity based on behavioral studies, we set out to examine the underlying neural mechanisms associated with these effects. We collected functional magnetic resonance imaging images on 53 heavy drinking but...
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