Carl L Hart*1,2,3, Caroline B Marvin1, Rae Silver1,4,5 and Edward E Smith1,6
1Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 2Division on Substance Abuse, New York State Psychiatric Institute and
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 3Institute for Research in African-
American Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Psychology, Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, NY,
USA; 5Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; 6Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, New York State
Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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