2025
Synthetic cannabinoid use and the acquired preparedness model
Pia T, Weinberger A. Synthetic cannabinoid use and the acquired preparedness model. American Journal On Addictions 2025 PMID: 40392442, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.70049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcquired preparedness modelFacets of impulsivitySC useSynthetic cannabinoidsAssociated with greater frequencySynthetic cannabinoid useSensation seekingAdult samplesCannabinoid useMediation analysisPreparedness modelU.S. sampleGreater frequencyPsychological effectsImpulseGeneral United StatesU.S. adultsPotential motivationsOnline surveyCross-sectional studyAdultsMotivationAddictionCannabinoidAnxietyGambling disorder and problematic pornography use: Does co-occurrence influence treatment outcome?
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M, Granero R, Håkansson A, Gómez-Peña M, Perales I, Vicó À, Uríszar J, Fernández-Aranda F, Sánchez I, Jiménez-Murcia S. Gambling disorder and problematic pornography use: Does co-occurrence influence treatment outcome? Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 465-479. PMID: 40116860, PMCID: PMC11974433, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2025.00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral therapyGambling disorderPornography useEmotion regulationGD severityTreatment outcomesCognitive-behavioral therapy approachCognitive-behavioral therapy sessionsTreatment outcomes of individualsCo-occurrence of GDCo-occurrenceMental health concernsImprove treatment adherenceBehavioral addictionsTreatment dropoutOutcomes of individualsWeekly sessionsTreatment adherencePsychopathologyGamblingSessionsDisordersAssociated with higher likelihoodRelapseImpulseSensation Seeking, Impulsivity, and Nicotine Dependence among Adolescents and Young Adults who Vape Nicotine and Cannabis
Ouellette R, Morean M, Lee J, Kong G. Sensation Seeking, Impulsivity, and Nicotine Dependence among Adolescents and Young Adults who Vape Nicotine and Cannabis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 267: 112209. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Longitudinal tracking of alcohol expectancies and their associations with impulsivity in alcohol naïve youth in the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study
Adams F, Ferster K, Morris L, Potenza M, Ivanov I, Parvaz M. Longitudinal tracking of alcohol expectancies and their associations with impulsivity in alcohol naïve youth in the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 12: 100271. PMID: 39262669, PMCID: PMC11387828, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentAlcohol expectanciesAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development cohortLack of premeditationLack of perseveranceNegative alcohol expectanciesAlcohol use onsetDivergent developmental trajectoriesPositive urgencyBehavioral impulsivitySensation seekingTime-specific associationsCognitive developmentSelf-reportAlcohol useAlcohol initiationDevelopmental aspectsResults FindingsYouth agesLongitudinal developmentImpulseIntervention initiativesReduce underage drinkingAdolescentsYouthStatistical predictors of the co-occurrence between gambling disorder and problematic pornography use
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M, Granero R, Uríszar J, Fernández-Aranda F, Jiménez-Murcia S. Statistical predictors of the co-occurrence between gambling disorder and problematic pornography use. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 178: 125-129. PMID: 39137720, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProblematic pornography useCo-occurrence of GDGambling disorderEmotion dysregulationEmotion regulationImpulsivity levelsStructural equation modelingPornography useMaladaptive personality featuresCo-occurrenceHighest impulsivity levelProblematic Pornography Consumption ScaleMaladaptive personalityPsychopathological distressPersonality measuresMental disordersPersonality featuresShort versionPsychopathologyStatistical predictorsEquation modelingDisordersImpulseSociodemographic variablesYounger age304. Multidimensional Components of Impulsivity in Youth: Insights From the Baseline Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study Data
Riley S, Kohler R, Lichenstein S, Potenza M, Holmes A, Bzdok D, Yip S. 304. Multidimensional Components of Impulsivity in Youth: Insights From the Baseline Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study Data. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s224. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.803.Peer-Reviewed Original Research499. Identification of a Composite Latent Dimension of Reward and Impulsivity Across Clinical, Behavioral and Neurobiological Domains Among Youth
Kohler R, Lichenstein S, Cheng R, Holmes A, Bzdok D, Pearlson G, Yip S. 499. Identification of a Composite Latent Dimension of Reward and Impulsivity Across Clinical, Behavioral and Neurobiological Domains Among Youth. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s303. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.998.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
A role for the prefrontal cortex in reward, punishment, and animal behavior: an anatomical/functional framework
Azizi S. A role for the prefrontal cortex in reward, punishment, and animal behavior: an anatomical/functional framework. Neuroscience Letters 2023, 808: 137296. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexMotor association areasExecution of movementsOrbitofrontal cortexMotor informationAdaptive behaviorAssociation areasBrain's abilityIntegration hubCortexBrain statesMPFCConscious selfControl behaviorAnimal behaviorMemoryMedial partBrainImpulseOPFCMonoamineBehaviorRewardMotor
2020
The adverse effects of pramipexole on probability discounting are not reversed by acute D2 or D3 receptor antagonism
Orrù M, Strathman H, Floris G, Scheggi S, Levant B, Bortolato M. The adverse effects of pramipexole on probability discounting are not reversed by acute D2 or D3 receptor antagonism. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 32: 104-119. PMID: 31983530, PMCID: PMC9325630, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of pramipexoleProbability discountingDopamine D<sub>2</sub>Monoamine-depleting agent reserpineD3 receptor antagonismAntagonist L-741,626Impulse-control disordersDopamine receptor agonistsRES-treated ratsSB-277011AAntagonist racloprideCombination of pramipexoleNucleus accumbensL-741,626Behavioral effectsNeurobehavioral mechanismsDopamine receptorsAntagonist GRAcute treatmentPramipexoleReceptor antagonismReceptor agonistsRisk takingDopamineImpulse
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