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Individual Differences in Dopamine Are Associated with Reward Discounting in Clinical Groups But Not in Healthy Adults

Jaime J. Castrellon, Kendra L. Seaman, Jennifer L. Crawford, Jacob S. Young, Christopher T. Smith, Linh C. Dang, Ming Hsu, Ronald L. Cowan, David H. Zald and Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin
Journal of Neuroscience 9 January 2019, 39 (2) 321-332; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1984-18.2018
Jaime J. Castrellon
1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience,
2Center for Cognitive Neuroscience,
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Kendra L. Seaman
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3Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708,
4Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511,
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Jennifer L. Crawford
4Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511,
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Jacob S. Young
5Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240,
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Christopher T. Smith
5Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240,
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Ronald L. Cowan
5Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240,
7Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and Nashville, Tennessee 37212,
8Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
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David H. Zald
5Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240,
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Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin
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2Center for Cognitive Neuroscience,
3Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708,
4Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511,
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Individual Differences in Dopamine Are Associated with Reward Discounting in Clinical Groups But Not in Healthy Adults
Jaime J. Castrellon, Kendra L. Seaman, Jennifer L. Crawford, Jacob S. Young, Christopher T. Smith, Linh C. Dang, Ming Hsu, Ronald L. Cowan, David H. Zald, Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin
Journal of Neuroscience 9 January 2019, 39 (2) 321-332; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1984-18.2018

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Jaime J. Castrellon, Kendra L. Seaman, Jennifer L. Crawford, Jacob S. Young, Christopher T. Smith, Linh C. Dang, Ming Hsu, Ronald L. Cowan, David H. Zald, Gregory R. Samanez-Larkin
Journal of Neuroscience 9 January 2019, 39 (2) 321-332; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1984-18.2018
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