Stress is a well‐known risk factor in the development of addiction and in addiction relapse
vulnerability. A series of population‐based and epidemiological studies have identified …

Impulsive people have a strong urge to act without thinking. It is sometimes regarded as a
positive trait but rash impulsiveness is also widely present in clinical disorders such as …

We demonstrate through theoretical, empirical, and sociocultural evidence that the concept
of impulsivity fails the basic requirements of a psychological construct and should be …

In this review we propose that there are sex differences in how men and women enter onto
the path that can lead to addiction. Males are more likely than females to engage in risky …

Individual differences in traits such as impulsivity involve high reward sensitivity and are
associated with risk for substance use disorders. The ventral striatum (VS) has been widely …

Objective: Although stress and drug cue exposure each increase drug craving and
contribute to relapse in cocaine dependence, no previous research has directly examined …

Dependence to drugs of abuse is closely associated with impulsivity, or the propensity to
choose a lower, but immediate, reward over a delayed, but more valuable outcome. Here …

ABSTRACT A challenging question that continues unanswered in the field of addiction is
why some individuals are more vulnerable to substance use disorders than others …

Flow is a subjective experience of high but effortless attention, enjoyment, and low self-
awareness that can occur during the active performance of challenging tasks. The …

Tourette syndrome (TS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) both are
neuropsychiatric disorders associated with abnormalities in dopamine neurotransmission …