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 …

The panoply of cognitive, affective, motivational, and social functions that underpin everyday
human experience requires precisely choreographed patterns of interaction between …

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder
characterised by developmentally inappropriate levels of inattention and hyperactivity or …

Despite the well-established sex difference in prevalence of many childhood and adolescent
psychopathological conditions, no integrative metatheory of sex differences in …

The interest in the influence of videogame experience in our daily life is constantly
growing.“First Person Shooter”(FPS) games require players to develop a flexible mindset to …

Traditional approaches to action control assume the existence of a more or less unitary
control system that struggles with, and serves to overcome action tendencies induced by …

Psychoactive substance use is a nearly universal human behavior, but a significant minority
of people who use addictive substances will go on to develop an addictive disorder …

Over the past 20 years, motor response inhibition and interference control have received
considerable scientific effort and attention, due to their important role in behavior and the …

Human aggression/impulsivity-related traits have a complex background that is greatly
influenced by genetic and non-genetic factors. The relationship between aggression and …

Abstract Development passes through sensitive periods, during which plasticity allows for
genetic and environmental factors to exert indelible influence on the maturation of the …