Approach-bias predicts development of cannabis problem severity in heavy cannabis users: results from a prospective FMRI study.

A potentially powerful predictor for the course of drug (ab)use is the approach-bias, that is, the pre-reflective tendency to approach rather than avoid drug-related stimuli. Here we investigated the neural underpinnings of cannabis approach and avoidance tendencies. By elucidating the predictive po...

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Main Authors: Janna Cousijn, Anna E Goudriaan, K Richard Ridderinkhof, Wim van den Brink, Dick J Veltman, Reinout W Wiers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3434213?pdf=render