Tryptophan depletion impairs stimulus-reward learning while methylphenidate disrupts attentional control in healthy young adults: implications for the monoaminergic basis of impulsive behaviour.

RATIONALE: Altered serotonergic and dopaminergic function have been widely implicated in behavioural disorders associated with impulsivity and risk-taking. However, little research has addressed the specific cognitive consequences of changed monoaminergic function that might contribute to the produc...

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Main Authors: Rogers, R, Blackshaw, A, Middleton, H, Matthews, K, Hawtin, K, Crowley, C, Hopwood, A, Wallace, C, Deakin, J, Sahakian, B, Robbins, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999