From the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania press release: A popular theory in recent neuroscience proposes that slow development of the prefrontal cortex — and its weak connectivity with brain reward regions…
From the Cell Press press release: As children age into adolescence and on into young adulthood, they show dramatic improvements in their ability to control impulses, stay organized, and make decisions. Those “executive functions” of…
From the University of British Columbia press release: New research from the University of British Columbia confirms for the first time that even mild brain injury can result in impulse control problems in rats. The…
From the Sam Houston State University press release: A low resting heart rate, which has been linked to aggression and violent offending, has been implicated in stalking behavior in males, according to a recent study.…
From the University of Pennsylvania press release: Some people are more impulsive than others. University of Pennsylvania researchers Joseph Kable and Trishala Parthasarathi wanted to understand why and whether that quality could change within an…
From the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business press release: How often do you act impulsively without considering the consequences? What if you could learn how to be more patient? By using functional MRI (fMRI)…
From the University of Alabama at Birmingham media release: A new study suggests many patients at risk for suicide would voluntarily place their name on a Do Not Sell list, prohibiting gun shops from immediately selling…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via ScienceDaily: When faced with the choice of sacrificing time and energy for a loved one or taking the self-centered route, people’s first impulse is to think…
From the Washington University in St. Louis press release by Melanie Bauer via ScienceDaily: Why is it so hard for some people to resist the least little temptation, while others seem to possess incredible patience,…
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study conducted by The Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, N.M., shows that neuroimaging data can predict the likelihood of whether a criminal will reoffend following…