This review focuses on the cognitive neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies and on recent …

Prolonged physiological stress responses form an important risk factor for disease.
According to neurobiological and evolution-theoretical insights the stress response is a …

Importance Delay discounting is a behavioral economic index of impulsive preferences for
smaller-immediate or larger-delayed rewards that is argued to be a transdiagnostic process …

Inhibitory control is the stopping of a mental process with or without intention,
conceptualized as mental suppression of competing information because of limited cognitive …

Balancing behaviors that provide a reward NOW versus behaviors that provide an
advantage LATER is critical for survival. We propose a model in which dopamine (DA) can …

Cigarette smoking is often initiated during adolescence and an earlier age of onset is
associated with worse health outcomes later in life. Paradoxically, the transition towards …

Deficient cognitive top-down executive control has long been hypothesized to underlie
inattention and impulsivity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, top …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
are both characterized by high impulsivity and difficulties in controlling anger and …

The ability to plan and execute appropriately timed responses to external stimuli is based on
a well-orchestrated balance between movement initiation and inhibition. In impulse control …

Background Childhood maltreatment, such as severe emotional, physical, and sexual abuse
and neglect, has been linked to impulse control problems and dysfunctional emotional …