History of Illicit Stimulant Use Is Not Associated with Long-Lasting Changes in Learning of Fine Motor Skills in Humans

Little is known about the long-lasting effect of use of illicit stimulant drugs on learning of new motor skills. We hypothesised that abstinent individuals with a history of primarily methamphetamine and ecstasy use would exhibit normal learning of a visuomotor tracking task compared to controls. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neural plasticity. - 1998. - 2016(2016) vom: 01., Seite 9485079
1. Verfasser: Todd, Gabrielle (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pearson-Dennett, Verity, Flavel, Stanley C, Haberfield, Miranda, Edwards, Hannah, White, Jason M
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Neural plasticity
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Amphetamine CK833KGX7E N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine KE1SEN21RM
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