To drink or not to drink: Harmful drinking is associated with hyperactivation of reward areas rather than hypoactivation of control areas in men | Zendy

Heiner Stuke | Zendy; Stefan Gutwinski | Zendy; Corinde E. Wiers | Zendy; Timo Torsten Schmidt | Zendy; Sonja Gröpper | Zendy; Jenny Parnack | Zendy; Christiane K. Gawron | Zendy; Catherine Hindi Attar | Zendy; Stephanie Spengler | Zendy; Henrik Walter | Zendy; Andreas Heinz | Zendy; Felix Bermpohl | Zendy

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To drink or not to drink: Harmful drinking is associated with hyperactivation of reward areas rather than hypoactivation of control areas in men

Author(s) -

Heiner Stuke,

Stefan Gutwinski,

Corinde E. Wiers,

Timo Torsten Schmidt,

Sonja Gröpper,

Jenny Parnack,

Christiane K. Gawron,

Catherine Hindi Attar,

Stephanie Spengler,

Henrik Walter,

Andreas Heinz,

Felix Bermpohl

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of psychiatry and neuroscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1488-2434

pISSN - 1180-4882

DOI - 10.1503/jpn.150203

Subject(s) - alcohol use disorders identification test , audit , prefrontal cortex , psychology , clinical psychology , cognition , alcohol , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , poison control , injury prevention , management , economics , biochemistry , chemistry

The maintenance of harmful alcohol use can be considered a reiterated decision in favour of alcohol in concrete drinking occasions. These decisions are often made despite an intention to quit or reduce alcohol consumption. We tested if a hyperactive reward system and/or an impaired cognitive control system contribute to such unfavourable decision-making.

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