Impulsivity is a heterogenous phenomenon encompassing several behavioural phenomena
that can be dissociated neuroanatomically as well as pharmacologically. Impulsivity is …

BACKGROUND: Although heavy smoking has been associated with impulsivity in humans,
it is not clear whether poor impulse control represents a risk factor in the etiology of nicotine …

Maladaptive impulsivity is a core symptom in various psychiatric disorders. However, there
is only limited evidence available on whether different measures of impulsivity represent …

Rationale Impaired inhibitory control over behavior is a key feature in various psychiatric
disorders, and recent studies indicated an important role for dopamine D 1 and D 2 receptors …

When mammals, including man, are confronted with a stressful event, their core body
temperature rises, stress-induced hyperthermia. In mice, the stress-induced hyperthermia …

Compulsive behaviors are driven by repetitive urges and typically involve the experience of
limited voluntary control over these urges, a diminished ability to delay or inhibit these …

Adolescence is a developmental period, during which the brain and particularly medial
prefrontal cortical (mPFC) regions thereof have not fully matured. Because epidemiological data …

Transient increases in nucleus accumbens (NAc) dopamine concentration are observed
when animals are presented with motivationally salient stimuli and are theorized to energize …

In addition to investigating sexual function in rats that display normal ejaculatory behaviour,
studying rats that are either ‘hyposexual’ or ‘hypersexual’ may provide important insights into …

Impulsivity and aggression have been suggested to inversely correlate with central serotonin
(5‐HT) levels in a trait‐like manner. However, this relationship is far from straightforward. In …