Self-regulation is a core aspect of adaptive human behavior that has been studied, largely in
parallel, through the lenses of social and personality psychology as well as cognitive …

The past decade has witnessed a surge in research on training paradigms aimed at directly
influencing cognitive processes in addiction and other psychopathology. Broadly, two …

Though human beings embody a unique ability for planned behavior, they also often act
impulsively. This insight may be important for the study of self-control situations in which …

BACKGROUND: Alcoholism is a progressive neurocognitive developmental disorder.
Recent evidence shows that computerized training interventions (Cognitive Bias …

Often, health behavior seems to be governed not only by reasoned attitudes and goal-
directed behavior but also by impulsive influences. The notion of a conflict between …

Chronic excessive alcohol consumption induces cognitive impairments mainly affecting
executive functions, episodic memory, and visuospatial capacities related to multiple brain …

Research on implicit cognition and addiction has expanded greatly during the past decade.
This research area provides new ways to understand why people engage in behaviors that …

From its academic beginnings the theory of human action control has distinguished between
endogenously driven, intentional action and exogenously driven, habitual, or automatic …

Aims The main aim of this study was to test whether automatic action‐tendencies to
approach alcohol can be modified, and whether this affects drinking behaviour. Design and …

The likelihood of initiating addictive behaviors is higher during adolescence than during any
other developmental period. The differential developmental trajectories of brain regions …