Impulse Control

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    Last Updated: November 11, 2025

    Impulse control is an aspect of executive function. It refers to one's situation-specific ability to not act on detrimental impulses such as violent urges, excessive gambling, and unplanned overeating. It is usually measured through performance-based tasks.

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    1. L-Tyrosine - Lorenza S Colzato, Bryant J Jongkees, Roberta Sellaro, Wery P M van den Wildenberg, Bernhard HommelEating to stop: tyrosine supplementation enhances inhibitory control but not response executionNeuropsychologia.(2014 Sep)
    2. Nicotine - McGrath DS, Barrett SP, Stewart SH, Schmid EAThe effects of acute doses of nicotine on video lottery terminal gambling in daily smokersPsychopharmacology (Berl).(2012 Mar)