JA Gray's (1991, 1994) concepts of a Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and a Behavioral
Approach System (BAS) are considered to be invaluable for research on biopsychological …

The Sensation Seeking Scales, Form V (SSS-V) are one of the most widely used inventories
for the measurement of Sensation Seeking. However, low internal consistencies, as well as …

Auch die" großen Konstrukte" der Naturwissenschaften (zB Gravitation oder Genom) werden
nicht durch jeweils ein Meßverfahren in ihrer Bedeutung erfaßt. Ihre Bedeutungskomplexe …

Several lines of evidence suggest that asymmetric anterior brain activation is related to affective
style, linking left hemisphere activation to positive affect and right hemisphere activation …

Need for cognition (NFC) refers to an individual’s tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful
cognitive processing. So far, little attention has been paid to a systematic evaluation of the …

Objective The prevalence and consequences of co-morbid axis-I and axis-II disorders as
well as personality traits were examined in a large cohort of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity …

Variation in the tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene (TPH2) coding for the rate-limiting enzyme of
serotonin (5-HT) synthesis in the brain modulates responses of limbic circuits to emotional …

One fundamental problem of intelligent organisms pursuing goal-directed behavior is how
to dynamically regulate the balance between maintenance and flexibility. The authors show …

Until recently, no direct comparison between [ 15 O]water positron emission tomography (PET)
and arterial spin labeling (ASL) for measuring cerebral blood flow (CBF) was possible. …

The involvement in neural plasticity and the mediation of effects of repeated stress exposure
and long-term antidepressant treatment on hippocampal neurogenesis supports a critical …