Cognitive impairments in substance use disorders have been extensively researched,
especially since the advent of cognitive and computational neuroscience and neuroimaging …

The incentive salience sensitization (ISS) theory of addiction holds that addictive behavior
stems from the ability of drugs to progressively sensitize the brain circuitry that mediates …

Background In the current study, we investigated whether the internal reliability of the visual
probe task measure of attentional bias for substance-related cues could be improved by …

Rationale Coping with negative affect is central to several prominent etiological models of
alcohol use. These models posit that alcohol use becomes negatively reinforced due to its …

Social media users are frequently exposed to alcohol images on Instagram, which in turn
influences their own alcohol behaviors. Yet, it is unclear what factors drive attention to …

Abstract The Reward Positivity (RewP) is an event-related potential component with a delta
band spectral representation that is elicited by reward receipt. Evidence suggests that RewP …

Different studies suggest a strong association between childhood abuse and alcohol use
disorders (AUDs). The modulation of the startle response has been used to assess …

Attentional bias to alcohol is a well-documented effect whereby drinkers allocate greater
visual attention toward alcohol-related stimuli rather than nonappetitive, neutral stimuli …

Over the years, various models have been proposed to explain the psychology and biology
of drug addiction, built primarily around the habit and compulsion models. Recent research …

Background Alcohol consumption is a known antecedent to cocaine relapse. Through
associative conditioning, it is hypothesized that alcohol increases incentive motivation for …