Abstract Central serotonin (5-HT) function is thought to be a critical component of behavioral
inhibition and impulse control. However, in recent clinical studies, 5-HT manipulations failed …

Although impulsive behavior is considered to peak during adolescence, relatively little
empirical work has examined this issue. Sex differences in impulsivity across development …

The concept of impulsivity covers a wide range of” actions that are poorly conceived,
prematurely expressed, unduly risky, or inappropriate to the situation and that often result in …

Impulsivity is a core deficit of a number of neuropsychiatric disorders including attention-
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anti-social conduct disorder and drug addiction …

Clinical studies identify impulsivity as a defining feature of an alcohol abuse syndrome. We
recently reported an animal analogue: impulsivity assessed in a delay-of-reward paradigm …

Dysregulation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) has been implicated in impulse control
disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. A growing body of evidence …

Rationale: It has been proposed that the ascending 5-hydroxytryptaminergic (5-HTergic)
pathways are involved in” impulse control”. Previous experiments have shown that rats …

Impulsivity is a heterogenous phenomenon encompassing several behavioural phenomena
that can be dissociated neuroanatomically as well as pharmacologically. Impulsivity is …

Abstract Serotonin (5-HT) is thought to play an important role in the regulation of behavioral
inhibition. Studies manipulating 5-HT function in the rodent brain indicate that 5-HT …

Rationale: Tolerance to delay of gratification, taken to reflect impulsiveness, has been
proposed to be under the preferential control of central serotonin (5-HT) processes …