Prominent cognitive theories postulate that an attentional bias toward threatening
information contributes to the etiology, maintenance, or exacerbation of fear and anxiety. In …

According to the triadic neurocognitive model of addiction to drugs (eg, cocaine) and non-
drugs (eg, gambling), weakened “willpower” associated with these behaviors is the product …

long standing definition of anhedonia as “the inability to experience pleasure” has been
challenged recently following progress in affective neuroscience. In particular, accumulating …

The incentive salience sensitization (ISS) theory of addiction holds that addictive behavior
stems from the ability of drugs to progressively sensitize the brain circuitry that mediates …

In severe alcohol use disorder (SAUD), attentional bias refers to the preferential allocation of
attentional resources toward alcohol-related cues. Dominant models consider that this bias …

Background Alcohol research may benefit from controlled and validated picture sets. We
have constructed the Amsterdam Beverage Picture Set (ABPS), which was designed for …

Rationale Poor behavioral control and heightened attentional bias toward alcohol-related
stimuli have independently received considerable attention in regard to their roles in alcohol …

Attentional bias has been the subject of extensive empirical investigation in connection with
chemical addictions, and it has been demonstrated in users of several different substances …

The attentional blink (AB) is a transient attention cost that is shown when report accuracy for
a second target (T2) is reduced when T2 is presented within approximately 500 ms of a first …

The incentive sensitization theory is a promising model for understanding the mechanisms
underlying drug addiction, and has received support in animal and human studies. So far …