THE USE OF NONINVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO MODULATE IMPULSIVITY

Volume 28, Number 4 (2018)

Laura Mauer, Cheng-Chang Yang, Najat Khalifa Abstract Several of the disorders categorised in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) are marked by impulsivity, including borderline and antisocial personality disorders, attention deficit hy­peractivity disorder, conduct disorder and substance use disorders, just to name a few. The behavioural manifestations of impulsivity are numerous (e.g.,…