A growing preclinical and clinical body of work on the effects of chronic drug use and drug
addiction has extended the scope of inquiry from the putative reward-related subcortical …

Network neuroscience has emerged as a leading method to study brain connectivity. The
success of these investigations is dependent not only on approaches to accurately map …

Although the internet provides many opportunities, there is a downside, which is that some
people suffer from diminished control over their use of certain internet applications. There …

Insula function is considered critical for many motivated behaviors, with proposed functions
ranging from attention, behavioral control, emotional regulation, goal-directed and aversion …

It is well-established that addiction is typically associated with a distinct pattern of
neurocognitive functioning with a consensus that it is typified by impaired top-down …

Long-term use of drugs can sometimes result in brain damage that greatly affects a person's
psychology and sometimes become indecent. This paper examines psychological disorders …

Impulsivity-the tendency to act without sufficient consideration of potential consequences in
pursuit of short-term rewards-is a vulnerability marker for substance use disorders (SUD) …

Substance use problems impair social functioning, academic achievement, and
employability. Psychological, biological, social, and environmental factors can contribute to …

Background The balance between goal-directed behavior and habits has been
hypothesized to be biased toward the latter in individuals with cocaine use disorder (CUD) …

Compulsive behaviour, an apparently irrational perseveration in often maladaptive acts, is a
potential transdiagnostic symptom of several neuropsychiatric disorders, including …