Trait impulsivity and prefrontal gray matter reductions in cocaine dependent individuals

Laura Moreno-López, Andrés Catena, María José Fernández-Serrano, Elena Delgado-Rico, Emmanuel A. Stamatakisd, Miguel Pérez-García, Antonio Verdejo-García

Cocaine addiction is a worldwide major public health problem for which current prevention and treatment options are not fully satisfactory (EMCDDA, 2009; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2010). Neuroimaging studies in cocaine-dependent individuals have revealed significant brain volume
reductions, most notably in a priori selected regions of interest, such as the striatum, the amygdala or the prefrontal cortex (Barrós-Loscertales et al., 2011; Makris et al., 2004; Matochik et al., 2003; Tanabe et al., 2009).

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