Recent Advances in Research on Impulsivity and Impulsive Behaviors

Herausgegeben:De Wit, Harriet; Jentsch, J. David

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides an empirical and conceptual overview of advances in our understanding of impulsivity and impulsive behaviors. Prominent scientists review the range of behavioral phenomena referred to as 'impulsive', as well as the defining features and psychological, neurocognitive and behavioral processes that underlie of the manifestation of impulsive behaviors, focussing on progress made and the questions remaining to be answered.

Produktdetails

• Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences 47
• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-60513-1
• 1st ed. 2020
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 359g
• ISBN-13: 9783030605131
• ISBN-10: 3030605132
• Artikelnr.: 62652797

Inhaltsangabe

Overview chapter.- Imaging studies linking dopaminergic systems to impulsivity in humans.- The Genetics of Externalizing Problems.- The neuropharmacology of impulsive behaviour: ten years later.- Inhibitory control and impulsivity in childhood onset disruptive behavior disorders.- Steep discounting of future rewards as an impulsivity phenotype: a concise review.- Developmental considerations in impulsivity: Implications for research and treatment.- Reinforcer Pathology: Implications for Substance Abuse Intervention.- Impulsivity and Suicidal Behavior.- Sex differences in neural circuits underlying inhibitory control.- The role of impulsivity facets on the incidence and development of alcohol use disorders.- The neurobiology of reinforcement learning mechanisms in impulsivity.