‘Conditioning brain could curb impulsiveness’
June 15th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) Conditioning your brain to curb impulsiveness could open the way to treat addiction to gambling, drugs or alcohol as well as impulse-control disorders such ... Read more...
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Here’s what makes humans sex addicts
June 11th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): A brain region, called the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), is responsible for sex 'addiction' in a person, according to a study.People with addictive or compulsive disorders frequently display ... Read more...
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Parkinson’s disease therapy linked to compulsive behaviours
May 11th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): People who take dopamine agonist medications for Parkinson's disease tend to display traits of compulsive behaviour- like pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, binge eating and other impulse control disorders.These ... Read more...
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Net addiction ‘doubles teen self harm’
December 3rd, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, December 03 (ANI): High school students who are hooked on to the net are likely to self-harm themselves, according to a new study.The researchers from the University of Sydney and Notre ... Read more...
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How Parkinson’s disease can alter a patient’s ability to learn from rewards
July 1st, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Scientists at Rutgers University, Newark, have developed a new neuropsychological memory test that could uncover how Parkinson's disease can alter people's ability to learn about the consequences of ... Read more...
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