Author(s): D' Amour-Horvat V; Cox SML; Dagher A; Kolivakis T; Jaworska N; Leyton M;

Stimulant drug-paired cues can acquire the ability to activate mesocorticolimbic pathways and lead to new bouts of drug use. Studies in laboratory animals suggest that these effects are augmented by progressively greater drug use histories, impulsive personality traits, and acute drug ingestion. As a preliminary test of these hypotheses in humans, we expo ...

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