Associative learning mechanisms underpinning the transition from recreational drug use to addiction

L Hogarth, BW Balleine, LH Corbit… - Annals of the New York …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Learning theory proposes that drug seeking is a synthesis of multiple controllers. Whereas
goal‐directed drug seeking is determined by the anticipated incentive value of the drug …

[HTML][HTML] Sensation-seeking: Dopaminergic modulation and risk for psychopathology

A Norbury, M Husain - Behavioural brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Sensation-seeking (SS) is a personality trait that refers to individual differences in motivation
for intense and unusual sensory experiences. It describes a facet of human behaviour that …

Nonmedical prescription stimulant use among a sample of college students: relationship with psychological variables

LL Weyandt, G Janusis, KG Wilson… - Journal of Attention …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To further investigate use and potential misuse of prescription stimulants (eg,
Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta) among a sample of college students and to explore the …

Parallel goal-directed and habitual control of human drug-seeking: implications for dependence vulnerability.

L Hogarth, HW Chase - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Dual-process theories of learning and addiction propose that whereas freely elected
drug/reward-seeking is goal-directed in being mediated by the expected value of the …

Prefrontal cortex and drug abuse vulnerability: translation to prevention and treatment interventions

JL Perry, JE Joseph, Y Jiang, RS Zimmerman… - Brain research …, 2011 - Elsevier
Vulnerability to drug abuse is related to both reward seeking and impulsivity, two constructs
thought to have a biological basis in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). This review addresses …

Novelty seeking, incentive salience and acquisition of cocaine self-administration in the rat

JS Beckmann, JA Marusich, CD Gipson… - Behavioural brain …, 2011 - Elsevier
It has been suggested that incentive salience plays a major role in drug abuse and the
development of addiction. Additionally, novelty seeking has been identified as a significant …

Methamphetamine, amphetamine, and aggression in humans: A systematic review of drug administration studies

KY O'Malley, CL Hart, S Casey, LA Downey - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between amphetamine use and aggressive or violent behaviour is unclear.
This review examined laboratory data collected in humans, who were administered an acute …

Developmental differences in reward sensitivity and sensation seeking in adolescence: Testing sex-specific associations with gonadal hormones and pubertal …

KP Harden, FD Mann, AD Grotzinger… - Journal of Personality …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
Sensation seeking has been found to increase, on average, from childhood to adolescence.
Developmental scientists have hypothesized that this change could be driven by the rise of …

Behavioral endophenotypes of drug addiction: etiological insights from neuroimaging studies

B Jupp, JW Dalley - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
This article reviews recent advances in the elucidation of neurobehavioral endophenotypes
associated with drug addiction made possible by the translational neuroimaging techniques …

The HR/LR model: further evidence as an animal model of sensation seeking

MM Blanchard, D Mendelsohn, JA Stamp - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2009 - Elsevier
Sensation seeking is a personality trait characterized by risk-taking and the desire to
experience novel stimuli. Evidence suggests that sensation seeking may increase an …