About this Research Topic
Compulsive behaviors are marked by persistent and repetitive actions that don’t necessarily lead to a reward or promote fitness in the environment. Environmental factors can contribute to the development and manifestation of compulsive behaviors. There is immense diversity across types of compulsions that can occur as repetitive motor stereotypies or intricate obsessive-compulsive disorders. Compulsive behaviors occur across many neuropsychiatric disorders, while other times they are minimally disruptive in individuals with no neuropsychiatric condition.
Compulsive behaviors are observable in many species and are driven by extraordinary motivation that shows strong perseverance despite negative consequences. Epidemiological and pre-clinical data have linked genetic, anatomical, physiological, and experiential factors with the emergence of compulsive behavior. However, the relationships between etiology and symptomology across systems are incompletely understood. This is partly due to interactions between systems that mask time-course and compound the disruptions within each domain. The array of processes that are impacted makes it critical to determine causal relationships via the development of models that incorporate measures across domains. Here, we seek manuscripts and data relevant to understanding and treating compulsive behavior.
Areas covered by the section include but are not limited to:
-Investigation into etiology, symptomatology, and treatment opportunities of compulsive behavior.
-Models of compulsive foraging, hoarding, grooming, washing, drug seeking, feeding, mating-related, aggression, checking, gaming, and smartphone usage
-Validation of novel animal models, tests, or tools for the study of compulsive behavior.
-Validation/implementation of measures tracking of human compulsive behavior.
-Central Nervous System regions, projections, and patterns involved in compulsive behavior.
-Relationships between autonomic regulation, peripheral organ physiology, hormonal regulation, and compulsive behavior.
-Neuroimaging data that link experiences and compulsive behavior.
-Identification of brain regions, cell types, or molecules that modulate compulsive behavior.
-Defining relationships between anxiety and compulsive behavior.
-Social influences on compulsive behavior.
-Population level analysis of compulsive behavior and contributing factors across the lifespan.
-Treatment approaches (pharmacological, neuronal, cognitive, behavioral) that resolve or reduce compulsive behavior.
-Basic and applied research are appropriate for this call.
Compulsive behaviors are observable in many species and are driven by extraordinary motivation that shows strong perseverance despite negative consequences. Epidemiological and pre-clinical data have linked genetic, anatomical, physiological, and experiential factors with the emergence of compulsive behavior. However, the relationships between etiology and symptomology across systems are incompletely understood. This is partly due to interactions between systems that mask time-course and compound the disruptions within each domain. The array of processes that are impacted makes it critical to determine causal relationships via the development of models that incorporate measures across domains. Here, we seek manuscripts and data relevant to understanding and treating compulsive behavior.
Areas covered by the section include but are not limited to:
-Investigation into etiology, symptomatology, and treatment opportunities of compulsive behavior.
-Models of compulsive foraging, hoarding, grooming, washing, drug seeking, feeding, mating-related, aggression, checking, gaming, and smartphone usage
-Validation of novel animal models, tests, or tools for the study of compulsive behavior.
-Validation/implementation of measures tracking of human compulsive behavior.
-Central Nervous System regions, projections, and patterns involved in compulsive behavior.
-Relationships between autonomic regulation, peripheral organ physiology, hormonal regulation, and compulsive behavior.
-Neuroimaging data that link experiences and compulsive behavior.
-Identification of brain regions, cell types, or molecules that modulate compulsive behavior.
-Defining relationships between anxiety and compulsive behavior.
-Social influences on compulsive behavior.
-Population level analysis of compulsive behavior and contributing factors across the lifespan.
-Treatment approaches (pharmacological, neuronal, cognitive, behavioral) that resolve or reduce compulsive behavior.
-Basic and applied research are appropriate for this call.
Keywords: Stress-related disorder, cognition, emotion, behavior, neuropsychopharmacologyy, compulsive, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, fight-or-flight, gambling, addiction, anorexia, hyperphagia, drug use
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