Methamphetamine - UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

Implications of Results• Neural activation differences are part of asystem involved with the processing ofdecision making. Attenuated activation mayrepresent:• Defective assessment abilities and subsequentreliance on habitual behaviors• Diminished ability to differentiate choices that leadto good vs. poor outcomes• fMRI may prove to be a useful clinical tool toassess relapse susceptibility