Impulsive Behavior
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A neurocomputational model for cocaine addiction.

29 Sep 2009 Based on the dopamine hypotheses of cocaine addiction and the assumption of decrement of brain reward system sensitivity after long-term drug exposure, we propose a computational model for cocaine addiction. Utilizing average reward temporal ... Read more...

The role of mindfulness in borderline personality disorder features.

29 Sep 2009 This study investigated whether deficits in mindfulness (attention, awareness, and acceptance of the present moment) underlie variability in borderline personality disorder (BPD) features and related impairments in interpersonal functioning, ... Read more...

Reconciling the role of serotonin in behavioral inhibition and aversion: acute tryptophan depletion abolishes punishment-induced inhibition in humans.

21 Sep 2009 The neuromodulator serotonin has been implicated in a large number of affective and executive functions, but its precise contribution to motivation remains unclear. One influential hypothesis has implicated serotonin in aversive processing; another ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Impulsive Behavior'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A neurocomputational model for cocaine addiction. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of mindfulness in borderline personality disorder features. 29 Sep 2009
• In search of endophenotypes for suicidal behavior. 29 Sep 2009
• Reconciling the role of serotonin in behavioral inhibition and aversion: acute tryptophan depletion abolishes punishment-induced inhibition in humans. 21 Sep 2009
• Are self-injurers impulsive?: Results from two behavioral laboratory studies. 13 Sep 2009
• Familial aggregation of suicide explained by cluster B traits: a three-group family study of suicide controlling for major depressive disorder. 13 Sep 2009
• Assessment of attentional function and impulsivity using 5-choice serial reaction time task/3-choice serial reaction time task. 30 Aug 2009
• Anterior cingulate volumes associated with trait impulsivity in individuals with bipolar disorder. 30 Aug 2009
• An investigation of auditory contagious yawning. 30 Aug 2009
• Probing the attentional control theory in social anxiety: an emotional saccade task. 30 Aug 2009
• Bipolar spectrum-substance use co-occurrence: Behavioral approach system (BAS) sensitivity and impulsiveness as shared personality vulnerabilities. 30 Aug 2009
• The characteristics of no-go potentials with intraepidermal stimulation. 24 Aug 2009
• The effect of ADHD symptoms on performance monitoring in a non-clinical population. 20 Aug 2009
• Prospective relations between growth in drinking and familial stressors across adolescence. 30 Jul 2009
• The rat prelimbic cortex mediates inhibitory response control but not the consolidation of instrumental learning. 30 Jul 2009
• Trait impulsivity predicts escalation of sucrose seeking and hypersensitivity to sucrose-associated stimuli. 30 Jul 2009
• Iatrogenic effect of juvenile justice. 30 Jul 2009
• Impulsivity, aggression and personality. 30 Jul 2009
• Letter to the Editor regarding 'Conceptualizing impulsivity and risk taking in bipolar disorder: importance of history of alcohol abuse'. 30 Jul 2009
• The aftermath of rash action: sleep-interfering counterfactual thoughts and emotions. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Impulsive Behavior'

Definition: An act performed without delay, reflection, voluntary direction or obvious control in response to a stimulus.

Descriptor UI: D007175

Alternative terms: Impulsive Behavior; Behavior, Impulsive; Behaviors, Impulsive; Impulsive Behaviors;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.145.527;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif