• Defecatory urge increases cognitive control and intertemporal patience in healthy volunteers 

      Zhao, Dongxing; Corsetti, Maura; Moeini-Jazani, Mehrad; Weltens, Nathalie; Tuk, Mirjam A.; Tack, Jan; Warlop, Luk; Van Oudenhove, Lukas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Past research has demonstrated that moderate urge to urinate improves inhibitory control, specifically among participants with higher behavioral inhibition sensitivity system (BIS), and the effect was absent when the urge ...