The Mountain Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence
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Drug and Alcohol Dependence
BACKGROUND: Alcoholism is characterized by impaired decision-making (i.e., choosing intoxication in the face of mounting negative consequences). This impairment may involve a reduced brain response to the negative consequences of behavior, which supports an inclination to engage in risky behaviors. The feedback error-related negativity (F-ERN) is hypothesized to reflect the valence attached to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: North Carolina Medical Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0029-2559,0029-2559
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.70.1.80