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Gender differences in the mesocorticolimbic system during computer game-play

Author/s:

Bettinger, K. E.; Hoeft, F.; Kesler, S. R.; Reiss, A. L.; Watson, C. L.

Citation:

Hoeft, F., Watson, C. L., Kesler, S. R., Bettinger, K. E., & Reiss, A. L. (2007). Gender differences in the mesocorticolimbic system during computer game-play. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 42(4), 253-258.

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