Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, yet it remains difficult to
understand the mechanistic provocations and to intervene therapeutically. Stress is …

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 …

Impulsive choice behavior incorporates the psychological mechanisms involved in the
processing of the anticipated magnitude and delay until reward. The goal of the present …

Impulsive choice behavior has been proposed as a primary risk factor for other maladaptive
behaviors (eg, gambling, substance abuse). Recent research has suggested that timing …

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

Several studies have examined impulsive choice behavior in spontaneously hypertensive
rats (SHRs) as a possible pre-clinical model for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder …

The dopamine clock hypothesis suggests that the dopamine level determines the speed of
the hypothetical internal clock. However, dopaminergic function has also been implicated for …

Addiction may be viewed as choice governed by competing contingencies. One factor
impacting choice, particularly as it relates to addiction, is sensitivity to delayed rewards …

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 …

Impulsive choice has enduring trait-like characteristics and is defined by preference for small
immediate rewards over larger delayed ones. Importantly, it is a determining factor in the …