Too often, people say they “let their intrusive thoughts win” after spontaneously dyeing their hair or making a late-night purchase. There’s a difference between impulsive and intrusive thoughts, ...

Have you ever had an unpleasant thought or image that seems to pop into your head out of nowhere? These unwanted mental visitors, also known as intrusive thoughts, can be disturbing, distressing and ...

ADHD causes the delicate levels of Dopamine and Serotonin to become imbalanced, leading to procrastination and indecision letting impulsive thoughts take center stage. The Time Warp Those that ...

On average, people have about 6,200 thoughts each day. Inevitably, some will be unwanted, alarming, or just plain strange. You know the kind: You’re driving down the freeway and suddenly visualize ...

Impulsivity is often connected to reckless decisions and a lack of self-control; however, it has played a crucial role in human evolution (Fenneman and Frankenhuis, 2020). It has influenced survival, ...

There are two types of people in this world: folks who spend days agonizing over every decision and those who let their impulsive thoughts call the shots. If you fall in the latter category, it may ...

You’ve probably been told your whole life to just “try harder” when it comes to impulse control. For many neurodivergent ...

Jan Wessel, at the University of Iowa, led a team that identified a brain region involved in how attention or thought is diverted. In addition to its biological significance, the finding could help ...