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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Compulsive behaviours"”.
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The influence of the trait-like tendency to rely on declarative- or procedural- like memory systems on the development of habits and compulsive behaviours in the rat
… that are recruited to acquire and perform behaviours under the control of their consequences: goal-directed (action-outcome) actions and stimulus-response habits. The latter, and in particular its excessive rigidity, has been implicated in the development of compulsive behaviours that are a …
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The role of emotions in obsessive-compulsive experiences
… investigated the role of emotions in obsessive-compulsive experiences. First, a literature review explored whether specific compulsive presentations were underpinned by consistent affective profiles. A systematic search procedure identified 23 studies which were eligible for inclusion. Analysis …
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Parched: The Queer Alcoholic on the Modern American Stage, 1940-1970
… conduct came to be similarly pathologized as compulsive behaviours that caused both bodily and psychic disintegration. "Parched" analyzes how American playwrights have linked the inherent performativity of queerness and alcoholism, while representing the contagious dissipation that such …
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The serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) shows differential regulation between children with ASD and typically developing children in a South African population
… and communication, and repetitive and compulsive behaviours. The heterogeneous nature of ASD is underpinned by complex genetic networks; hence there is no known single genetic cause of ASD. It is therefore imperative to identify both genetic and epigenetic loci associated with ASD or …
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Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Learning and Decision-Making in Adolescent-OCD: A Computational Approach
Early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is substantially less researched than adult-OCD, resulting in prevalent equivocation surrounding the neurocognitive profile of child-OCD. Research into this area is pivotal as population studies report that youths with OCD struggle significantly in …
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Investigating reinforcement learning processes in depression and substance use disorder: translational, computational and neuroimaging approaches.
… sufficient for the development of stress-related behaviours relevant to depression. Animals underwent behavioural testing, including probabilistic reversal learning (PRL) to assess behavioural flexibility, and sequential fMRI to evaluate resting-state functional connectivity. Computational …