Risk-taking and pathological gambling behavior in Huntington’s Disease

Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a genetic, neurodegenerative disorder, which specifically affects striatal neurons of the indirect pathway, resulting in a progressive decline in muscle coordination and loss of emotional and cognitive control. Interestingly, predisposition to pathological gambling and o...

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Main Authors: Carla Elisabeth Kalkhoven, Cor eSennef, Ard ePeeters, Ruud eVan Den Bos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00103/full