Overview

Dopamine Responsivity in Gamblers

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2015-09-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

This study deals with how people decide between rewards of different value. The investigators want to understand how the brain's dopamine system impacts this kind of decision making. The investigators will use a medication, tolcapone, which can temporarily affect the dopamine system.

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborator:

National Center for Responsible Gaming

Treatments:

Tolcapone