Clonidine improved laboratory-measured decision-making performance in abstinent heroin addicts.
BACKGROUND: Impulsivity refers to a wide spectrum of actions characterized by quick and nonplanned reactions to external and internal stimuli, without taking into account the possible negative consequences for the individual or others, and decision-making is one of the biologically dissociated impul...
Main Authors: | Xiao-Li Zhang, Gui-Bin Wang, Li-Yan Zhao, Li-Li Sun, Jun Wang, Ping Wu, Lin Lu, Jie Shi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3264554?pdf=render |
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