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A Review of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Disease: Comprehensive Theory and Evidence for Mechanisms of Action

Comprehensive Physiology, Volume 16, Issue 2, April 2026.
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) effects span central and peripheral organ systems through diverse mechanistic pathways. This comprehensive review provides a unified synthesis of these mechanisms across neurological, cardiovascular, immunological, metabolic, and gastrointestinal domains, filling a critical gap and serving as a foundational resource for ...
Yifeng Bu, Alex Liang, Benjamin U. Hoffman, Dawn M. Schiehser, Oliver Case, Alan Simmons, Ruth Klaming, Andres Gottfried‐Blackmore, Ravinder K. Mittal, Christopher Puleo, Hubert Lim, Imanuel Lerman   +11 more
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Effects of length of abstinence on decision-making and craving in methamphetamine abusers.

PLoS ONE, 2013
RationaleThe majority of drug abusers are incapable of sustaining abstinence over any length of time. Accumulating evidence has linked intense and involuntary craving, Impulsive decision-making and mood disturbances to risk for relapse.
Guibin Wang, Jie Shi, Na Chen, Lingzhi Xu, Jiali Li, Peng Li, Yan Sun, Lin Lu   +7 more
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Experimentally induced states of mind determine abstinent smokers' level of craving in reaction to smoking-cues

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2015
Introduction: The present study aims to contribute to our knowledge on the causes of variations in experienced craving of (ex)smokers. The general idea is tested that when (ex)smokers are exposed to a smoking-cue, their level of craving is determined by ...
Arie Dijkstra, Karin Menninga
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GLP‐1 at the Metabolic–Cognitive Interface: Reward, Affect, and Memory

Comprehensive Physiology, Volume 16, Issue 2, April 2026.
GLP‐1R signaling integrates metabolic state with neural circuits controlling reward, mood, and memory, acting as a metabolic‐cognitive interface. In reward pathways, it suppresses hedonic feeding and drug seeking; in affective circuits, sustained signaling promotes anxiolytic and antidepressant effects; and in the hippocampus, it enhances synaptic ...
Serena X. Gao, Léa Décarie‐Spain, Cindy Gu, Giulia Mazzini, Scott E. Kanoski, Tito Borner   +5 more
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Substance and Behavioural Addictions Among Evacuees: Findings From Israeli Swords of Iron War

Stress and Health, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT War‐related evacuation is a stressful event that may cause mental health problems, which, in turn, might lead to increases in substance and behavioural addictions. We used data collected online during the Swords of Iron to examine associations between being evacuated during the war, mental health, problematic substance use, and behavioural ...
Gabriella Rubin, Uri Lifshin, Vera Skvirsky, Yoav Ankri, Dvora Shmulewitz, Maor Levitin, Merav Vider, Shaul Lev‐Ran, Ariel Kor, Mario Mikulincer   +9 more
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Changes in the Relative Balance of Approach and Avoidance Inclinations to Use Alcohol Following Cue Exposure Vary in Low and High Risk Drinkers

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
According to the ambivalence model of craving, alcohol craving involves the dynamic interplay of separate approach and avoidance inclinations. Cue-elicited increases in approach inclinations are posited to be more likely to result in alcohol consumption ...
Ross C. Hollett, Werner G. K. Stritzke, Phoebe Edgeworth, Michael Weinborn   +3 more
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Sex Difference in Brain Responses During Short Abstinence in People With Internet Gaming Disorder

Addiction Biology, Volume 31, Issue 4, April 2026.
Short‐term abstinence in internet gaming disorder (IGD) reveals altered functional connectivity in executive control and reward brain regions compared to recreational users. Males with IGD show stronger functional connectivity between frontal and insular regions than females, indicating greater disruption in cognitive control.
Shaoyu Cui, Xuefeng Xu, Guangheng Dong
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The Acetylcholine Esterase Inhibitor Donepezil Increases Dopamine Levels in the Nucleus Accumbens and Blocks the Alcohol Deprivation Effect in Rats

Addiction Biology, Volume 31, Issue 4, April 2026.
This study examined the effects of donepezil on mesolimbic dopamine signalling and alcohol‐related behaviours in male rats. Donepezil increases nucleus accumbens dopamine via muscarinic mechanisms and prevented further dopamine elevation after alcohol administration. Although it did not reduce regular alcohol intake, it abolished relapse‐like drinking.
Anna Loftén, Klara Danielsson, Louise Adermark, Bo Söderpalm, Mia Ericson   +4 more
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Disentangling the meat paradox: A comparative review of meat‐related conflicts across dietary behaviours

British Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 65, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract A growing field of research examines how people experience and resolve cognitive conflicts in their behaviours, particularly in relation to meat consumption. Despite the alleged importance of conflict in behaviour change, most research focuses on how conflict motivates individuals to change or maintain their conflicted behaviour but disregards
Benjamin Buttlar, Shiva Pauer
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Craving on the move: targeting smoking memories with a novel 3MDR–smoking cessation protocol

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionImproved effectiveness and treatment adherence is needed in smoking cessation (SC) therapies. Another important challenge is to disrupt maladaptive drug-related memories.
Annel P. Koomen, Anne Marije Kaag, Kees A. M. Jongenelen, Rianne Wouters, Hein J. F. van Marle, Hein J. F. van Marle, Hein J. F. van Marle, Hein J. F. van Marle, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Ysbrand D. van der Werf, Ysbrand D. van der Werf, Taco J. De Vries, Taco J. De Vries   +14 more
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