Most people use the Internet as a functional tool to perform their personal goals in everyday-
life such as making airline or hotel reservations. However, some individuals suffer from a …

Most substance abusers simultaneously use and abuse more than one substance, even
when there is a clear drug of choice. This pattern creates a great challenge in relating …

A principal feature of drug addiction is a reduced ability to regulate control over the desire to
procure drugs regardless of the risks involved. Traditional models implicated the neural …

INTRODUCTION: It is widely assumed within the accumulated literature that
neuropsychological function is commonly impaired as a consequence of chronic opioid use …

Drug use is a choice with immediate positive outcomes, but long-term negative
consequences. Thus, the repeated use of drugs in the face of negative consequences …

Several studies have shown alterations in different components of executive functioning in
users of different drugs, including cannabis, cocaine and heroin. However, it is difficult to …

The dysfunctional behavior of excessive Internet gamers, such as preferring the immediate
reward (to play World of Warcraft) despite the negative long-term consequences may be …

Drug-related stimuli, through conditioning, are thought to acquire incentive motivational
properties that code possible reward availability and elicit an attentional bias, possibly …

Decision-making impairments in Parkinson's disease (PD) are most likely associated with
dysfunctions in fronto-striatal loops. Recent studies examined decision-making in PD either …

Background Cognitive deficits are observed both in heroin dependence and in pathological
gambling (PG) on various tasks. PG, as a non-substance addiction, is free of toxic …