How central is dopamine to pathological gambling or gambling disorder? (2013)

Front Behav Neurosci. 2013; 7: 206. Published online Dec 23, 2013. doi:  10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00206 PMCID: PMC3870289 Marc N. Potenza* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Pathological gambling [PG—now termed “gambling disorder” in DSM-5 (APA, 2013; Petry et al., 2013)] is characterized by maladaptive patterns of gambling that are associated with significant […]

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The relationship between impulse control disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a current understanding and future research directions (2009)

Psychiatry Res. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 30, 2010. Published in final edited form as: Psychiatry Res. Nov 30, 2009; 170(1): 22–31. Published online Oct 6, 2009. doi:  10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.036 PMCID: PMC2792582 NIHMSID: NIHMS151360 Marc Nicholas Potenza,a,* Lorrin Michael Koran,b and Stefano Pallantic Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited […]

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Probing Compulsive and Impulsive Behaviors, from Animal Models to Endophenotypes: A Narrative Review (2010)

Neuropsychopharmacology. Feb 2010; 35(3): 591–604. Published online Nov 25, 2009. doi:  10.1038/npp.2009.185 PMCID: PMC3055606 Naomi A Fineberg,1,2,3,* Marc N Potenza,4 Samuel R Chamberlain,1,3 Heather A Berlin,5 Lara Menzies,3 Antoine Bechara,6 Barbara J Sahakian,3 Trevor W Robbins,7 Edward T Bullmore,3,8 and Eric Hollander9 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► This article […]

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Does deviant pornography use follow a Guttman-like progression? (2013)

COMMENTS: This study found that deviant pornography users reported a significantly younger onset of adult pornography use. Confirms that early porn use is related to escalation into stranger stuff. Perhaps this is caused by tolerance, which is the need for greater stimulation to achieve the same high. Study was replicated in 2016 Computers in Human […]

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Young Adult Women’s Reports of Their Male Romantic Partner’s Pornography Use as a Correlate of Their Self-Esteem, Relationship Quality, and Sexual Satisfaction (2012)

Sex Roles September 2012, Volume 67, Issue 5-6, pp 257-271 Destin N. Stewart, Dawn M. Szymanski Abstract Pornography is both prevalent and normative in many cultures across the world, including United States’ culture; however, little is known about the psychological and relational effects that it can have on young adult women involved in heterosexual romantic […]

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Withdrawal induces distinct patterns of FosB/∆FosB expression in outbred Swiss mice classified as susceptible and resistant to ethanol-induced locomotor sensitization (2014)

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2014 Feb;117:70-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.12.007. Epub 2013 Dec 16. De Pauli RF1, Coelhoso CC2, Tesone-Coelho C2, Linardi A3, Mello LE2, Silveira DX1, Santos-Junior JG4. Abstract Chronic drug exposure and drug withdrawal induce expressive neuronal plasticity which could be considered as both functional and pathological responses. It is well established that neuronal plasticity in […]

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Early life exposure to a high fat diet promotes long-term changes in dietary preferences and central reward signaling (Deltafosb reduces dopamine signaling) (2009)

Neuroscience. Author manuscript; available in PMC Sep 15, 2010. Published in final edited form as: Neuroscience. Sep 15, 2009; 162(4): 924–932. Published online May 22, 2009. doi:  10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.05.029 PMCID: PMC2723193 NIHMSID: NIHMS119686 Sarah L. Teegarden, Anna N. Scott, and Tracy L. Bale* Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version […]

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Brain Development During Adolescence (2013)

Dtsch Arztebl Int. Jun 2013; 110(25): 425–431. Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi:  10.3238/arztebl.2013.0425 PMCID: PMC3705203 Review Article Neuroscientific Insights Into This Developmental Period Kerstin Konrad, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.,*,1 Christine Firk, Dr. PhD,2 and Peter J Uhlhaas, Dr. PhD3 Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► See letter “Correspondence (letter […]

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Neurodevelopmental trajectories of the human cerebral cortex (2008)

J Neurosci. 2008 Apr 2;28(14):3586-94. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5309-07.2008. Shaw P1, Kabani NJ, Lerch JP, Eckstrand K, Lenroot R, Gogtay N, Greenstein D, Clasen L, Evans A, Rapoport JL, Giedd JN, Wise SP. Author information Abstract Understanding the organization of the cerebral cortex remains a central focus of neuroscience. Cortical maps have relied almost exclusively on the […]

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How Does Your Cortex Grow? (2011)

J Neurosci. Author manuscript; available in PMC Nov 11, 2011. Published in final edited form as: J Neurosci. May 11, 2011; 31(19): 7174–7177. doi:  10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0054-11.2011 PMCID: PMC3157294 NIHMSID: NIHMS297379 Armin Raznahan, MD PhD,1,2 Phillip Shaw, MD PhD,1 Francois Lalonde, PhD,1 Mike Stockman,1 Gregory L Wallace, PhD,1 Dede Greenstein, PhD,1 Liv Clasen, PhD,1 Nitin Gogtay, MD,1 […]

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