Most substance abusers simultaneously use and abuse more than one substance, even
when there is a clear drug of choice. This pattern creates a great challenge in relating …

Emotions are states of vigilant readiness that guide human and animal behaviour during
survival‐salient situations. Categorical models of emotions posit neurally and …

Social cognition is important in everyday-life social interactions. The social cognitive effects
of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA,'ecstasy') and methylphenidate (both used …

Sensing others' emotions through subtle facial expressions is a highly important social skill.
We investigated the effects of intranasal oxytocin treatment on the evaluation of explicit and …

People with alcohol and substance use disorders (AUDs/SUDs) show worse facial emotion
recognition (FER) than controls, though magnitude and potential moderators remain …

Deficits in social processing (SP) have been proposed to underpin interpersonal dysfunction
in both Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Substance Use Disorders (SUD). This …

Decision-making impairments play a pivotal role in the emergence and maintenance of
addictive disorders. However, a sound conceptualization of decision making as an umbrella …

Background Cannabis is clearly the most popular illicit drug in North America, Europe and in
other parts of the world. Evidence is accumulating for the involvement of the …

Highlights•Stimulant users display specific impairments in social cognition and
interaction.•Cocaine users show blunted responses of the reward system to social …

In stimulant use and addiction, conflict control processes are crucial for regulating substance
use and sustaining abstinence, which can be particularly challenging in social-affective …