An
impulsive choice refers to making a decision without thinking it through or considering the consequences. It is a decision made quickly and often based on emotions or desires rather than careful reasoning.
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Interactions between serotonin and dopamine in the control of
impulsive choice in rats: Therapeutic implications for impulse control disorders
The study «makes an important contribution to our knowledge of the pathogenesis
of impulsive choice,» says Rudolf Cardinal of the University of Cambridge.
While it is tantalizing to speculate that the associations between delay discounting and serotonin - related genes may ultimately point the way to new treatments for addictions and other disorders
involving impulsive choice, Dr. Anokhin cautions that «it is very early to link this speculation to a clinical application.»
Lower cortical thickness is associated
with impulsive choice in specific brain networks that are important for decision - making.
Distinct neuropharmacological substrates mediate impulsive action and
impulsive choice in rats.
It was not
an impulsive choice, it all slowly came into place.
The team concludes that the lesioned rats» eagerness to take small, certain, immediate rewards over large, uncertain, delayed rewards indicates a tendency to make
impulsive choices.
Paterson N.E., Wetzler C., Hackett A., Hanania T. Impulsive action and
impulsive choice are mediated by distinct neuropharmacological substrates in rat.
The individuals who made
the impulsive choice for immediate money demonstrated less impulsitivity and chose to wait for the larger sum after taking a drug that blocks a dopamine degrading enzyme (so they had more dopa)(7).
She makes
an impulsive choice to accompany his party to an isolated ski lodge and finds herself, their vehicle stranded in deep snow, in the deserted village of Kingdom Come.
You need to be cautious and not make
an impulsive choice for your dog's diet.
Don't make
an impulsive choice based on price or marketing because you might lose in the long run.
It's
the impulsive choices that make a vacation truly special.