Impulsivity-the tendency to act without sufficient consideration of potential consequences in
pursuit of short-term rewards-is a vulnerability marker for substance use disorders (SUD) …

Compulsion is a cardinal symptom of drug addiction (severe substance use disorder).
However, compulsion is observed in only a small proportion of individuals who repeatedly …

Advances in brain imaging techniques have allowed neurobiological research to temporally
analyze signals coding for the anticipation of reward. In addicted populations, both …

Variation in dopamine receptor levels has been associated with different facets of
impulsivity. To further delineate the neural substrates underlying impulsive action (inability to …

Impulsivity is a multifactorial phenomenon, determined by deficits in decision-making
(impulsive choice) and impulse control (impulsive action). Recent findings indicate that …

Impulsivity is tightly linked to addiction. However, there are several pathways by means of
which impulsive individuals are more prone to become addicts, or to suffer an addiction …

Neuropsychological assessment shows great promise in the investigation of impulsivity and
its brain substrates. These results support a key role for response inhibition, a function linked …

The rate at which individuals discount future rewards (ie, discounting rate) is strongly
associated with their propensity for substance abuse as well as myriad other negative health …

High levels of impulsive behaviours are a clinically significant symptom in a range of
psychiatric disorders, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder …

The relationship between impulsivity and drug abuse is poorly understood despite evidence
that impulsive behaviour both predicts, and is a consequence of, drug use. Moreover …