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TL;DR: A 2026 placebo-controlled study in Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental found that ebselen did not meaningfully reduce motor impulsivity, reflection impulsivity, delay discounting, or emotion-recognition outcomes in 130 healthy adults. Ke…
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TL;DR: In Drosophila melanogaster, caffeine consumed at night impaired inhibitory control in an airflow task, especially in females. The effect was not explained by simple hyperactivity or sleep deprivation, and the study points to dopamine signaling in mushro…
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TL;DR: A 2026 cross-sectional study in PLOS One found that euthymic bipolar disorder patients with early systematic antidepressant treatment had higher negative affect and higher attentional, non-planning, and total impulsivity scores than matched patients wit…
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TL;DR: A 2025 systematic review in Translational Psychiatry found that substance use disorder was associated with recurring resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI), a scan of spontaneous brain-network communication, abnormalities in reward and self-control circ…
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex and often misunderstood mental health condition characterized by difficulties with emotional regulation, impulsivity, and unstable relationships. One of the criteria for diagnosis is chronic feelings of emptin…
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A new meta-analysis published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions explores the relationship between mobile phone addiction (MPA) and mental health issues like anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and poor sleep quality in college students. The analysis, condu…
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