Alcohol use in romantic relationships can have positive and negative effects. Previous research suggests that these effects are bidirectional, and dependent on whether partners drink together vs. apart, and the drinker's ...

Individual differences in hangover deserve study because they could be markers of important traits or processes such as loss of control, impulsivity, tolerance, or acute inflammatory responses. The Hangover Symptoms Scale ...

Methamphetamine and cocaine exhibit affinity (Ki value [almost equal to] 2.2 and 2.0 [mu]M, respectively) for [delta]1 sigma receptors. Sigma receptors mediate the neurotoxic properties of methamphetamine, and the convulsive ...

Are intentions to become happier through interventions helpful or detrimental to the pursuit of happiness? Although Schooler, Ariely, and Lowenstein (2003) suggest that intentionally pursuing happiness is a self-defeating ...

Smiles and frowns are typically thought of as expressions of underlying emotional states. Yet there is strong evidence that these and other facial expressions play a role in emotional experience itself. Several facial ...

Previous research suggests a causal link between violent video games and aggression (Anderson; 2004; Anderson & Bushman, 2001), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, even-related brain potentials (ERPs) were ...

Metabotropic glutamate receptors impact learning and memory. The current studies examined the effects of AMN082, a recently discovered selective metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR7) allosteric agonist, on the acquisition ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Fearful temperament in the toddler years is a well-established precursor to risk for childhood anxiety. Less is known about the mechanisms by which ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The present study examined the momentary and within-day relationships between mood states, impulsivity, and alcohol use. Participants included 48 ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Hangover is a common adverse effect of excessive drinking. According to popular culture, hangover purportedly leads to resolutions to quit drinking ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The post-auricular reflex (PAR), contrary to other components of the startle reflex, is potentiated by positive emotions and inhibited by negative ...

Rats administered a metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) positive allosteric modulator (PAM), CDPPB, and/or an NMDA receptor antagonist, MK-801, were given inhibitory avoidance or conditioned taste aversion training. ...

This study provides a behavioral characterization of the TgCRND8 mouse strain, an APP (double-mutant) transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). While past research focused mainly on 2-5 month-old TgCRND8 mice, this ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Using ecological momentary assessment, this study found a relationship between daily negative affect, affective instability, and negative interpersonal ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The current studies looked to expand upon the wealth of knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences that link scarcity and value. Utilizing ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this research was to gain insight into the etiology of antisocial behavior (AB; delinquency, conduct disorder symptoms and antisocial ...

Recognition memory refers to a person's ability to recognize something that has been previously encountered. For several decades recognition memory has been thought to be governed by a single process whereby the strength ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Testosterone and cortisol were assessed along with various personality measures in response to a violent videogame competition in three different ...

This study tested alternative evolutionary mechanisms regarding the maintenance of heritable variation in human personality by examining the relations between personality and reproductive success (RS) in two villages in a ...

[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] An important mechanism in emotional functioning is automatic affective processing. In Study 1, people with schizophrenia (n = 48) and a non-psychiatric ...