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T O P S T O R Y________________________________________

Greater right frontal EEG asymmetry and nonemphathic behavior are
observed in children prenatally exposed to cocaine.

Cocaine-exposed children had greater right frontal EEG asymmetry,
showed fewer empathic reactions to crying infants, and were less
proficient in cooperative tasks.
More info:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15195352
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B O O K N E W S_________________________________________

Alexander Romanovich Luria: A Scientific Biography
by E. D. Khomskaia, David E. Tupper, Evgenia D. Homskaya

Life of a neuropsychology pioneer.
More info:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0306464942/top100
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Common drugs of abuse--Part II.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15193009

Self-hypnosis relapse prevention training with chronic drug/alcohol
users
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15190730

Greater right frontal EEG asymmetry and nonemphathic behavior are
observed in children prenatally exposed to cocaine.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15195352

Differential response to alcohol in light and moderate female social
drinkers.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15187575

Neurotrophins as mediators of drug effects on mood, addiction, and
neuroprotection.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15181240

How great is the risk of abuse in infants born to drug-using mothers?
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15191422

The use of biological laboratory markers in the diagnosis of alcohol
misuse
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15194205

Cocaine levels in sweat collection patches vary by location of patch
placement and decline over time.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15189676

The maternal lifestyle study
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15173491

Validation of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) for internet and
automated telephone self-report administration.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15182889

Substance abuse and behavioral correlates of sexual assault among
South African adolescents.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15193855

Impaired performance of children exposed in utero to cocaine on a
novel test of visuospatial working memory.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15177825

Legalization of marijuana
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15173518

Medicines and the drug control treaties
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15181649

The role of personality disorders on drug dependence treatment
outcomes following inpatient detoxification.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15196598

Opioid-, cannabis- and alcohol-dependent women show more rapid
progression to substance abuse treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15194204

Dependent and problem drinking over 5 years
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?
cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15194201
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