The ability to make decisions and act quickly without hesitation can be advantageous in
many settings. However, when persistently expressed, impulsive decisions and actions are …

This review examines mechanisms contributing to the intergenerational transmission of self-
regulation. To provide an integrated account of how self-regulation is transmitted across …

We demonstrate through theoretical, empirical, and sociocultural evidence that the concept
of impulsivity fails the basic requirements of a psychological construct and should be …

Impulsivity is the tendency to act prematurely without foresight. Behavioral and
neurobiological analysis of this construct, with evidence from both animal and human …

Functional, molecular and genetic neuroimaging has highlighted the existence of brain
anomalies and neural vulnerability factors related to obesity and eating disorders such as …

Impulsive people have a strong urge to act without thinking. It is sometimes regarded as a
positive trait but rash impulsiveness is also widely present in clinical disorders such as …

Addictions are often characterized as forms of impulsive behavior. That said, it is often noted
that impulsivity is a multidimensional construct, spanning several psychological domains …

Deciding whether to forgo a good choice in favour of exploring a potentially more rewarding
alternative is one of the most challenging arbitrations both in human reasoning and in …

Neurophysiological experiments in primates, alongside neuropsychological and functional
magnetic resonance investigations in humans, have significantly enhanced our …

Dependence to drugs of abuse is closely associated with impulsivity, or the propensity to
choose a lower, but immediate, reward over a delayed, but more valuable outcome. Here …