Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving

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Authors

Bruce E. Wexler · Yale University

Christopher Gottschalk

Abstract

Cocaine cues lead to abnormally high cingulate and low frontal lobe activation in cocaine addicts. Addicts also show more general abnormalities in affect-related brain activation.

Topics & Keywords

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Schizophrenia research and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 158, Issue 1, pp. 86-95

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.1.86

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