Intrusive Thinking: From Molecules to Free Will

An exploration of the neurological and behavioral mechanisms and processes involved in intrusive thinking.

On  any given day, unintended, recurrent thoughts intrude on our thinking  and affect our behavior in ways that can be adaptive. Such thoughts,  however, become intrusive and problematic when they are unwanted, become  compulsive, or lead to socially or medically unacceptable behavior.  This volume explores what goes on in our brains to create thought  intrusions, and how these instrusions lead to maladaptive behavior.

List of Contributors
Preface
The Day Sue Almost Got Mad at Me
1 Intrusive Thinking: From Molecules to Free Will
Molecules and Circuits
2 What Are the Circuits That Mediate and Update Intrusive Thinking?
3 Corticostriatal Intrusions
4 What Is the State-of-the-Art Toolbox for How Circuits Mediate Behavior?
5 Convergent Experimental Systems for Dissecting the Neurobiology of Intrusive Thought: A Road Map
Psychology and Cognition
6 How Can Intrusive Thinking Be Measured in Vivo and Studied in the Context of Brain Mechanisms?
7 Conceptualizing Intrusive Thinking at the Level of Psychological Mechanisms
8 Current Psychiatric Perspectives on Intrusive Thinking
9 Neuropsychological Mechanisms of Intrusive Thinking
Systems and Models
10 Networks Relevant to Psychopathology and Intrusive Thought
11 Brain Networks for Cognitive Control: Four Unresolved Questions
12 A Framework for Understanding Agency
13 Systems Approach to Intrusive Experiences
Interventions and Treatments
14 Psychological Interventions as They Relate to Intrusive Thinking
15 Pharmacological Interventions as They Relate to Intrusive Thinking
16 Developing a Neuromodulation Tool to Suppress Intrusive Thinking: Things We (Think We) Know and Things We Need to Figure Out
17 Interventions and Implications
Bibliography
Subject Index