Ghrelin is Related to Personality Differences in Reward Sensitivity and Impulsivity | Zendy

Elizabeth Ralevski | Zendy; Marya Shanabrough | Zendy; Jenelle Newcomb | Zendy; Erin Gandelman | Zendy; Ryan Hayden | Zendy; Tamas L. Horváth | Zendy; Ismene L. Petrakis | Zendy

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Ghrelin is Related to Personality Differences in Reward Sensitivity and Impulsivity

Author(s) -

Elizabeth Ralevski,

Marya Shanabrough,

Jenelle Newcomb,

Erin Gandelman,

Ryan Hayden,

Tamas L. Horváth,

Ismene L. Petrakis

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

alcohol and alcoholism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1464-3502

pISSN - 0735-0414

DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agx082

Subject(s) - impulsivity , ghrelin , psychology , personality , clinical psychology , endocrinology , medicine , social psychology , hormone

Ghrelin, a feeding-related peptide mainly produced in the stomach, has been linked to reward mechanisms for food and drugs of abuse in addition to traits of impulsivity. This study is a secondary analysis of an existing data set designed to examine the direct relationships between fasting ghrelin levels and reward sensitivity/impulsivity in healthy social drinkers.

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