The Relationship between Decision Making Deficits and Drug Addiction: A Neurobiological Approach
Drug addiction is a complex behavioral disorder that has been extensively studied in an attempt to uncover its underlying biological mechanisms. This paper contributes to the literature on addiction by demonstrating that addiction is a result of an improperly functioning decision making process. The...
Main Author: | Johnson, Alex R |
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Format: | Others |
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Scholarship @ Claremont
2013
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Online Access: | http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/615 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1648&context=cmc_theses |
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