The incentive-sensitization theory of addiction 30 years on

TE Robinson, KC Berridge - Annual Review of Psychology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The incentive-sensitization theory (IST) of addiction was first published in 1993, proposing
that (a) brain mesolimbic dopamine systems mediate incentive motivation (“wanting”) for …

Pornography use, problematic pornography use, impulsivity, and sensation seeking: a meta-analysis

S Bocci Benucci, C Di Gesto, S Ghinassi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background While some individuals engage in recreational pornography use (PU), others
may develop an uncontrolled pattern of use termed problematic pornography use (PPU) …

The imbalance of self-reported wanting and liking is associated with the degree of attentional bias toward smoking-related stimuli in low nicotine dependence smokers

D File, B Petro, P Kojouharova, L Kővári… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background and aims The Incentive Sensitization Theory (IST) offers a comprehensive
framework that explains how attentional mechanisms contribute to the maintenance and …

Personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation guided by the spectral electroencephalogram may enhance and democratize therapy for autism spectrum …

MT Makale, K Blum, A Bowirrat, K Sunder… - Medical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a genetically heterogeneous group of
neurodevelopmental disorders that affect 1 in 36 children (CDC data) and have …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic Addiction risk and psychological profiling analyses for “Preaddiction” Severity Index

K Blum, D Han, A Bowirrat, BW Downs… - Journal of personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since 1990, when our laboratory published the association of the DRD2 Taq A1 allele and
severe alcoholism in JAMA, there has been an explosion of genetic candidate association …

The imbalance of wanting and liking contributes to a bias of internal attention towards positive consequences of tobacco smoking

D File, B Bőthe, Z Demetrovics - International Journal of Mental Health and …, 2023 - Springer
Previous studies have shown that addiction is associated with an attentional bias towards
external stimuli. However, it is currently unclear whether this bias extends to internal …

A proof of Concept Study to assess the Imbalance of Self-reported Wanting and Liking as a predictor of problematic addictive behaviors

D File, B Bőthe, B File, MD Griffiths… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Tolerance, one of the key features of addiction, is a highly debated criterion for behaviors,
considered controversial and difficult to assess. The Incentive-Sensitization Theory of …

Wanting and liking of Facebook functions and their correlation to problematic use

D Lakatos, B Kovács, I Czigler, Z Demetrovics… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
A key question about social media use is whether it constitutes an addiction. A possible
frame of reference to investigate this question is the Incentive Sensitizations Theory (IST), as …

Comorbidity of problematic substance use and other addictive behaviors and anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder: a network analysis

D Shmulewitz, MD Levitin, V Skvirsky, M Vider… - Psychological …, 2024 - cambridge.org
BackgroundAmong those with common mental health disorders (eg mood, anxiety, and
stress disorders), comorbidity of substance and other addictive disorders is prevalent. To …

The role of estrogen signaling and exercise in drug abuse: A review

R Ahmed, S Zyla, N Hammond, K Blum, PK Thanos - Clinics and Practice, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Discovering how sex differences impact the efficacy of exercise regimens used
for treating drug addiction is becoming increasingly important. Estrogen is a hormone …