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Previous research has indicated that blunted cortisol production is associated with the existence of psychopathic personality traits in men but not women. The current study explored whether prior null results for women were related to...
Recent work has identified stem cells in the central nervous system that are capable of proliferating into adulthood. While adult neuronal stem cells hold a great deal of therapeutic potential, to be a useful clinical tool, we must first...
Numerous studies have implicated the serotonin transporter gene in influencing risk for various types of psychopathology (e.g., depression, anxiety) and associated traits (e.g., neuroticism, aggression). However, the literature in this...
Forty-four million men and women are affected by osteoporosis in the United States. Women are at a greater risk for developing osteoporosis due to their lower peak bone mass and going through menopause which accelerates bone loss (1)....
A number of studies have evaluated affective processing via the late positive potential (LPP), an event-related potential (ERP) measure that shows enhancement in response to affective relative to neutral pictures (cf. Cuthbert, Schupp, ...
Although the most commonly used psychiatric classification system in the United States (i.e., the DSM-IV) employs an exclusively categorical approach, many researchers have hypothesized that at least some psychological disorders exist...
Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) represents a heterogeneous diagnostic classification as individuals with this disorder can vary considerably in their symptom presentation. Research examining underlying risk factors for antisocial...
Behavior-based addictions are widely researched phenomena, though they are not included in the DSM-IV-TR (2000) with their substance-based counterparts. Exercise dependence is one such behavioral addiction that has garnered a lot of...
Approximately three million adolescents abuse nicotine in the United States today, and the vast majority of smokers began smoking during adolescence. Given that the adolescent brain is still undergoing growth and development, the...
The desire for positive social relationships is a fundamental motive shaping human cognition and behavior. In the current research, I integrate social cognitive, evolutionary, and neuroendocrinological theories to generate and test...
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