TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Risk taking and impulsive behaviour: fundamental discoveries, theoretical perspectives and clinical implications
JO  - Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
A1  - Isles, Anthony R.
A1  - Winstanley, Catharine A.
A1  - Humby, Trevor
SP  - e20180128
EP  - e20180128
VL  - 374
IS  - 1766
N2  - Our willingness to take risks, our ability to wait or the speed with which to make decisions are central features of our personality. However, it is now recognized that impulsive and risk-taking behaviours are not a unitary construct, and different aspects can be both psychologically and neurally dissociated. The range of neurochemicals and brain systems that govern these behaviours is extensive, and this may be a contributing factor to the phenotypic range seen in the human population. However, this variety can also be pathological as extremes in risk-taking and impulsive behaviours are characteristics of many neuropsychiatric and indeed neurodegenerative disorders. This spans obsessive-compulsive disorder, where behaviour becomes ridged and non-spontaneous, to the nonsensical risk-taking seen in gambling and drug taking. This article is part of the theme issue 'Risk taking and impulsive behaviour: fundamental discoveries, theoretical perspectives and clinical implications'.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0962-8436
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0128
ID  - ref1
ER  -