Insular activation during reward anticipation reflects duration of illness in abstinent pathological gamblers

Insular activation during reward anticipation reflects duration of illness in abstinent pathological gamblers

Pathological gambling (PG) is a chronic mental disorder characterized by a difficulty restraining gambling behavior despite negative consequences. Although brain abnormalities in patients with substance use disorders are caused by repetitive drug use and recover partly with drug abstinence, the rela...

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Main Authors: Kosuke eTsurumi, Ryosaku eKawada, Naoto eYokoyama, Genichi eSugihara, Nobukatsu eSawamoto, Toshihiko eAso, Hidenao eFukuyama, Toshiya eMurai, Hidehiko eTakahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Neuroimaging
Addiction
fMRI
Reward
insula
Pathological Gambling
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01013/full

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