Executive function (EF), which refers to the more deliberate, top‐down neurocognitive
processes involved in self‐regulation, develops most rapidly during the preschool years …

Rationale Although there is considerable interest in how either executive function (EF) or
impulsivity relate to addiction, there is little apparent overlap between these research areas …

Disadvantageous decision making is cited as one of the premier problems in childhood
development, underlying risky behavior and causing adolescents to make poor choices that …

Recent studies suggest that abstinent cannabis users show deficits on neurocognitive
laboratory tasks of impulsive behavior. But results are mixed, and less is known on the …

Cocaine addiction is characterized by poor judgment and maladaptive decision-making.
Here we review evidence implicating the orbitofrontal cortex in such behavior. This evidence …

Background: Adolescents with a family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at risk for developing
an alcohol use disorder (AUD), and some studies indicate that FHP individuals show deficits …

Abstract The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) involves exploratory learning via rewards and
penalties, where most advantageous task performance requires subjects to forego potential …

Although delay discounting, the attenuation of the value of future rewards, is a robust finding,
the mechanism of discounting is not known. We propose a potential mechanism for delay …

A range of executive function (EF) deficits have been associated with Borderline Personality
(BPD), a disorder characterized by high rates of suicide. However, the role of EF and suicide …

Background Patients' personal investment and readiness to change have proved to be a
prerequisite for the successful treatment of alcohol addiction. The aim of this study was to …