Under heightened emotional states, individuals are more inclined to engage in ill-
considered or rash actions than at other times. The authors present evidence for the …

Using the most well-studied behavioral analyses of animal subjects to promote a better
understanding of the effects of disease and the effects of new therapeutic treatments on …

To desire something is a condition familiar to everyone. It is uncontroversial that desiring has
something to do with motivation, something to do with pleasure, and something to do with …

A variety of observations have suggested that the dopamine and serotonin systems may
play a role in the pathophysiology and treatment of major mental disorders of childhood …

Neurocognitive research has focused on monoaminergic influences over broad behavior
patterns. For example, dopamine (DA) generally facilitates informational transfer within …

Psychostimulants are a broadly defined class of drugs that stimulate the central and
peripheral nervous systems as their primary pharmacological effect. The abuse liability of …

Rationale: Altered serotonergic and dopaminergic function have been widely implicated in
behavioural disorders associated with impulsivity and risk-taking. However, little research …

Drug abuse, addiction, and dependence represent a major and increasing threat to public
health. The 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) estimated that 76.9 …

This chapter begins with a discussion of how we might conceptualize the interaction of
constitution with environment in determining patterns of human personality and behavior …

On a second-order schedule, a subject responds according to one schedule (the unit
schedule) for a brief presentation of a stimulus such as a light. Responding by the subject on …