title: Recent Insights into the Neurobiology of Impulsivity.
abstract: Impulsivity is associated with various psychopathologies, and elevated impulsivity is typically disadvantageous. This manuscript reviews recent investigations into the neurobiology of impulsivity using human imaging techniques and animal models. Both human imaging and preclinical pharmacological manipulations have yielded important insights into the neurobiological underpinnings of impulsivity. A more thorough understanding of the complex neurobiology underlying aspects of impulsivity may provide insight into new treatment options that target elevated impulsivity and psychopathologies such as addictions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Marci R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT ; Department of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT ; Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Marc N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Potenza
keywords: delay discounting; human; impulsivity; neuroimaging; rodent; translational