Risk-taking and pathological gambling behavior in Huntington’s disease

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic, neurodegenerative disorder, which specifically affects striatal neurons of the indirect pathway, resulting in a progressive decline in muscle coordination and loss of emotional and cognitive control. Interestingly, predisposition to pathological gambling and o...

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Main Authors: Kalkhoven, Carla, Sennef, Cor, Peeters, Ard, van den Bos, Ruud
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3980094/