Laterality of Brain Activation for Risk Factors of Addiction.

CONCLUSIONS: Brain activation studies demonstrate different left/right hemispheric contributions for impulsivity versus craving-factors related to addiction. Failure to take laterality into consideration is a missed opportunity in designing studies and gaining insight into the etiology of drug abuse and pathways for treatment. PMID: 26674074 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26674074?dopt=Abstract

Source: Current Drug Abuse Reviews - December 20, 2015 Category: Addiction Tags: Curr Drug Abuse Rev Source Type: research