Substance use disorders and the orbitofrontal cortex
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Substance use disorders and the orbitofrontal cortex: systematic review of behavioural decision-making and neuroimaging studies.
BACKGROUND Orbitofrontal cortex dysfunctions have been frequently documented in people with substance use disorders. The exact role of this cortical region, however, remains unspecified. AIMS To assess the functionality of the orbitofrontal cortex in people with substance use disorders. METHOD Reports of studies using behavioural decision-making tasks and/or neuroimaging techniques to inves...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.3.209