Disadvantageous decision-making on a rodent gambling task is associated with increased motor impulsivity in a population of male rats

Authors: Michael M. Barrus, BA; Jay G. Hosking, PhD; Fiona D. Zeeb, PhD; Melanie Tremblay, MA; Catharine A. Winstanley, PhD
Publication: Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience DOI: 10.1503/jpn.140045
Abstract:
This research demonstrates that there is a relationships between two different types of impulsive behaviour; this relationship has never been reliably shown before, and it validates the practice of studying impulsivity in the general population and applying those findings to people with impulse control disorders like ADHD, pathological gambling, and substance addictions. View paper