Open AccessRegional Brain Morphometry and Impulsivity in Adolescents Following Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine and Tobacco
Author(s) -
Jie Liu,
Barry M. Lester,
Nurunisa Neyzi,
Stephen J. Sheinkopf,
Luis Gracia,
Minal Kekatpure,
Barry E. Kosofsky
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.550
Subject(s) - medicine , impulsivity , dorsolateral prefrontal cortex , putamen , prefrontal cortex , psychiatry , physiology , cognition
Animal studies have suggested that prenatal cocaine exposure (PCE) deleteriously influences the developing nervous system, in part attributable to its site of action in blocking the function of monoamine reuptake transporters, increasing synaptic levels of serotonin and dopamine.
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