The Impact of Hydrochloride Heroin on Mental Flexibility, Abstract Reasoning, Impulsivity, and Attention
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there is a paucity of research on hydrochloride heroin addiction and its effects on human executive functions. Executive system is a cognitive system that controls and manages cognitive processes. This system is named as the executive function, supervisory attentional system, or cognitive control. This system is also used to describe a defined collection of brain processes that are responsible for planning, abstract thinking, rule acquisitioning,
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The Impact of Hydrochloride Heroin on Mental Flexibility, Abstract Reasoning, Impulsivity, and Attention
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