Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 607-609 , June 2010

Lower Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Density Associated With More Frequent Exposure to Television and Movie Violence in Male Adolescents

  • Maren Strenziok, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Frank Krueger, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Sarah J. Pulaski, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Anne E. Openshaw, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Giovanna Zamboni, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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  • Elke van der Meer, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive Psychology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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  • Jordan Grafman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jordan Grafman, Ph.D., Cognitive Neuroscience Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 7D43, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Received 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00605-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.196

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 6 , Pages 607-609 , June 2010

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