In many circumstances alternative courses of action and thoughts have to be inhibited to
allow the emergence of goal-directed behavior. However, this has not been the accepted …

Attention is critical to high-level cognition and attention deficits are a hallmark of neurologic
and neuropsychiatric disorders. Although years of research indicates that distinct …

The symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) involve impairments in
prefrontal cortical top-down regulation of attention and behavior. All current pharmacological …

Foraging theory prescribes when optimal foragers should leave the current option for more
rewarding alternatives. Actual foragers often exploit options longer than prescribed by the …

Altered inhibitory control (response inhibition, reward-based inhibition, cognitive inhibition,
reversal learning) has been implicated in eating disorders (EDs) and obesity. It is unclear …

Substance use disorders are prevalent and debilitating. Certain behavioral syndromes
('behavioral addictions') characterized by repetitive habits, such as gambling disorder …

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex condition with a heterogeneous
presentation. Current diagnosis is primarily based on subjective experience and observer …

Drug addiction continues to be an important public health problem, with an estimated 22.6
million current illicit drug users in the United States alone. For many addictions, including …

Understanding the cognitive sequela of repeated cocaine use is a growing area of research
and is crucial to the development of cognitive models of addiction. We systematically …

This study investigated the internal reliability, temporal stability and plasticity of commonly
used measures of inhibition-related functions. Stop-signal, go/no-go, antisaccade, Simon …