Risky decisions in a lottery task are associated with an increase of cocaine use

Cocaine use disorder is associated with maladaptive decision-making behaviour, which strongly contributes to the harmful consequences of chronic drug use. Prior research has shown that cocaine users exhibit impaired neuropsychological test performances, particularly with regard to attention, learnin...

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Main Authors: Amrei eWittwer, Lea M Hulka, Hans R. Heinimann, Matthias eVonmoos, Boris B Quednow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00640/full