Impulsivity normally decreases during emerging and young adulthood and is associated with reduced substance abuse. Not all individuals, however, "mature out" of impulsive behavior. A new study has ...

There are well-established links between impulsivity and alcohol use in humans and animal models; however, whether exaggerated impulsivity is a premorbid risk factor or a consequence of alcohol intake ...

With over 5% of school-age children affected, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is considered to be one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders to occur in children that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Behavioral impulsivity in Parkinson’s disease may be linked to several factors, including connections ...

Recently, psychologists have stepped outside of the clinical setting and have accumulated research on how the dark side of human nature varies in the general population. What has become quite clear is ...

Procrastination and impulsivity are genetically linked, suggesting that the two traits stem from similar evolutionary origins, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of ...

Addiction and impulsivity have a genetic link in men, according to a new study. The gene, a snippet of DNA called NRXN3, has previously been linked to nicotine dependence, as well as alcohol ...

In a recent article published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, researchers in Germany and the Netherlands explored the links between impulsivity in adults without diagnosed mental disorders ...

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate relationships among impulsivity achievement goal motivation, and the performance achievement of high school wind players (N = 60). An additional ...