Acute Effects of Cocaine on Human Brain Activity and Emotion

@article{Breiter1997AcuteEO,
  title={Acute Effects of Cocaine on Human Brain Activity and Emotion},
  author={Hans C. Breiter and Randy L. Gollub and Robert M. Weisskoff and David N. Kennedy and Nikos Makris and Joshua D. Berke and Julie M. Goodman and Howard L. Kantor and David R. Gastfriend and J. Riorden and R. Thomas Mathew and Bruce R. Rosen and Steven E. Hyman},
  journal={Neuron},
  year={1997},
  volume={19},
  pages={591-611}
}
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