Browsing Psychology (Scholarly Publications) by Sponsor "Health Research Board (HRB)"
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The effects of a self-alert training (SAT) program in adults with ADHD
(2015)Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a neuropsychiatric condition characterized by attention and impulsivity problems, is one of the most common behavioral disorders. The first line of treatment for ADHD is ... -
Evidence of increased activation underlying cognitive control in ecstasy and cannabis users
(2010)Evidence suggests that users of ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) have behavioural and cognitive deficits and show increased impulsivity. Impulse control impairments have been shown to be common to a number of ... -
fMRI activation during response inhibition and error processing: the role of the DAT1 gene in typically developing adolescents and those diagnosed with ADHD
(2011)The DAT1 gene codes for the dopamine transporter, which clears dopamine from the synaptic cleft, and a variant of this gene has previously been associated with compromised response inhibition in both healthy and clinical ... -
Menstrual cycle phase modulates cognitive control over male but not female stimuli
(2008)Evolutionary selection pressures have been one of the factors proposed to underlie sex differences in inhibitory control. Consequently, inhibitory control may vary as a function of the menstrual cycle and may be modulated ... -
The psychostimulant modafinil facilitates water maze performance and augments synaptic potentiation in dentate gyrus
(2010)Modafinil is a psychostimulant drug used widely for the treatment of narcolepsy, which also has additional positive effects on cognition. Here, we investigate the effects of modafinil on behavioral performance and synaptic ... -
Respiratory cycle entrainment of septal neurons mediates the fast coupling of sniffing rate and hippocampal theta rhythm.
(2014)Memory for odour information may result from temporal coupling between the olfactory and hippocampal systems. Respiration defines the frequency of olfactory perception, but how the respiratory rate affects hippocampal ... -
Risk factors for the development of depression in patients with Hepatitis C taking Interferon-alpha.
(2010)Interferon-?, currently used for the treatment of hepatitis C, is associated with a substantially elevated risk of depression. However, not everyone who takes this drug becomes depressed, so it is important to understand ... -
A Socio-Technical Exploration for Reducing & Mitigating the Risk of Retained Foreign Objects
(2018)A Retained Foreign Object (RFO) is a fairly infrequent but serious adverse event. An accurate rate of RFOs is difficult to establish due to underreporting but it has been estimated that incidences range between 1/1000 and ...