Steep delay discounting is characterized by a preference for small immediate outcomes
relative to larger delayed outcomes and is predictive of drug abuse, risky sexual behaviors …

This review article discusses various cognitive and behavioral interventions that have been
developed with the goal of promoting self-controlled responding. Self-control can exert a …

Abstract Indications of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the spontaneously
hypertensive rat (SHR) are not consistent across different tests of impulsivity, questioning the …

Time-based interventions have emerged as promising treatments for disorders associated
with impulsivity. These interventions can be implemented to test their efficacy in preventing …

Impulsive choice involves choosing a smaller-sooner (SS) reward over a larger-later (LL)
reward. Due to the importance of timing processes in impulsive choice, time-based …

A relatively strong preference for smaller-sooner rewards (SSR) over larger-later rewards
(LLR) is associated with a host of maladaptive behavioral patterns. As such, the clinical …

Procrastination is a familiar and widely discussed proclivity: postponing tasks that can be
done earlier. Precrastination is a lesser known and explored tendency: completing tasks …

Impulsive behavior is a common symptom in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,
schizophrenia, drug abuse, smoking, obesity and compulsive gambling. Stable levels of …

Multiple species display robust behavioral variance among individuals due to different
genetic, genomic, epigenetic, neuroplasticity and environmental factors. Behavioral …

The nucleus accumbens core (NAc) has long been recognized as an important contributor to
the computation of reward value that is critical for impulsive choice behavior. Impulsive …