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 …

Two decades ago, the introduction of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) sparked enthusiastic
reactions. With implicit measures like the IAT, researchers hoped to finally be able to bridge …

The motivation to seek out and consume rewards has evolutionarily been driven by the urge
to fulfill physiological needs. However in a modern society dominated more by plenty than …

Rationale Attentional bias for alcohol-related cues is associated with the motivation to drink
alcohol, possibly because attentional bias increases craving. Objectives We examined …

A common criticism of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American
Psychiatric Association, 2013) is that its criteria are based more on behavioral descriptions …

Our goal in the current report was to design a new functional magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) task to probe the role of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and orbitofrontal cortex …

Background The main neurobiological theories of the development of addiction, including
tolerance, sensitization, incentive-sensitization, and allostasis, have not been tested in …

According to the influential theory of Berridge, 1996, Berridge, 2009, food reward comprises
two components: food 'liking'and 'wanting', with 'liking'referring to the pleasure derived from …

Most animal and human behaviors emanate from goal-directedness and pleasure seeking,
suggesting that they are primarily under conscious control. However,“wanting” and “liking” …

Gambling disorder is an impairing condition confounded by psychiatric co-morbidity,
particularly with substance use and anxiety disorders. Yet, our knowledge of the …