Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by difficulties controlling aggressive or antisocial impulses. Because they can involve physical violence, theft, or ...

Do you ever get the feeling your brain is always racing ahead of your best intentions? Impulse control can be a struggle, especially as a neurodivergent woman. Quick reactions can create problems that ...

The study of impulse control and stochastic differential games represents a vibrant intersection of applied mathematics and decision theory, where strategic agents operate in settings marked by ...

The ability to delay gratification, or to wait for something you really want, is impulse control. The famous Stanford Marshmallow Test found a connection between impulse control and greater well-being ...

Researchers have again linked pathologic gambling, compulsive shopping, and other impulse control disorders with dopamine receptor agonist drugs, such as pramipexole and ropinirole. This time, they ...

Pyromania is an impulse control disorder that involves engaging in setting fires, the tension before the act, pleasure after the act, and interest in fire-related paraphernalia. This behavior is ...

Like humans, chickens display different personalities and some can display impulse control that is comparable to monkeys. New research suggests that birds that tend to stick close to the coup are more ...

One incredibly trained dog has impressed the internet, with many TikTok users saying that his impulse control is better than their own. The video was posted by dog owner Lexx Marie, 30, showing how ...

Not acting on a desire, or impulse, immediately is impulse control. It can also be called self-control or delayed gratification. Research on delayed gratification has shown it to be associated with ...