The ability to make decisions and act quickly without hesitation can be advantageous in
many settings. However, when persistently expressed, impulsive decisions and actions are …

This review discusses alcohol and other forms of drug addiction as both a sociocultural and
biological phenomenon. Sex differences and gender are not solely determined by biology …

Recent neuroscience models of adolescent brain development attribute the morbidity and
mortality of this period to structural and functional imbalances between more fully developed …

Early adolescent substance use dramatically increases the risk of lifelong substance use
disorder (SUD). An adolescent sensitive period evolved to allow the development of risk …

Compulsive eating behavior is a transdiagnostic construct that is characteristic of medical
and psychiatric conditions such as forms of obesity and eating disorders. Although feeding …

Impulsivity refers to a tendency to act rapidly without full consideration of consequences. The
trait is thought to result from the interaction between high arousal responses to potential …

Background Convergent preclinical and clinical evidence has linked the anterior insula to
impulsivity and alcohol-associated compulsivity. The anterior insula is functionally …

Aims To test a neurobehavioral model of adolescent substance use disorder (SUD) resulting
from an imbalance between a hyperactive reward motivation system and a hypoactive …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has become an excellent tool to study mental health disorders,
due to its physiological and genetic similarity to humans, ease of genetic manipulation, and …

La proporción de usuarios de una droga de abuso que desarrolla dependencia sólo
representa una parte de ellos. Es decir, hay una proporción de usuarios que no presentan …