Adolescent Exposure to Methylphenidate Increases Impulsive Choice Later in Life

Adolescent Exposure to Methylphenidate Increases Impulsive Choice Later in Life

Background: The psychostimulant methylphenidate (MPH) is known to temporarily reduce impulsive choice and promote self-control. What is not sufficiently understood is how repeated treatment with MPH affects impulsive choice in the long run, and whether any such effect is contingent on exposure at ce...

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Main Authors: Zarish Abbas, Arwen Sweet, Giovanni Hernandez, Andreas Arvanitogiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
ritalin
delay discounting
impulsivity
adolescence
rats
long-term effects
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00214/full

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