ReviewDialogues in clinical neuroscience2020
Neurobiological mechanisms underlying internet gaming disorder .
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77 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Neuropsychological Deficits in Disordered Screen Use Behaviours: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Neuropsychology review · 2024Pooled it
- Cardiology and Neurophysiological Stimulation of Internet Gaming Disorders: A Systematic Review.Current cardiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Structural gray matter differences in Problematic Usage of the Internet: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis on the clinical implications of probability discounting among individuals with Internet gaming disorder.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of an eight-week yoga program on adolescents with Internet Gaming Disorder in an Indian school setting: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Problematic Online Gaming and Gambling Among First-Year University Students: Identification of Profiles and Psychological Vulnerabilities.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Neural Sensitivity to Social Media Use: Implications for Sleep Duration in Adolescents.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Sex differences in the longitudinal association between high risk of internet gaming disorder and subsequent suicidality among adolescents: A cohort study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Altered Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Internet Gaming Disorder: Convergent Evidence and Independent Validation.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Cross-Lagged Panel Network Analysis Between Internet Addiction and Depression: Gender and Mid-Late Adolescent Differences.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Connectome-based predictive modelling of problematic gaming in youth from the ABCD study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
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- Network analysis of problematic internet use and psychopathology: anxiety as a central symptom and sleep reduction as a bridge symptom.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Gaming Disorder in First Episode Psychosis: Prevalence and Impact on Symptomatology and Functioning in a Prospective Cohort Study.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Atypical cortical neural activity in internet gaming disorder comorbid with autism spectrum disorder during a cue reactivity task: A magnetoencephalography study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Altered long-range visual hierarchical connectivity in internet gaming disorder: reduced V1-LOC connectivity and its association with addiction severity.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Acute aerobic exercise modulates resting-state EEG microstate dynamics in individuals with internet addiction.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Development and Psychometric Validation of the Brain Rot Scale: Measuring Digital Content Overconsumption Among Generation Alpha and Generation Z.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
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Abstract
This review summarizes studies on the neurobiological correlates of internet gaming disorder (IGD), presently the most direct approach to analyzing the impact of digital technology and the internet on brain mechanisms. Brain imaging studies have shown that IGD shares, to a large extent, neurobiological alterations that are typical for other addictions, such as: (i) activation in brain regions associated with reward, as evident from cue exposure and craving studies and neurotransmitter systems studies that indicate an involvement of dopamine-mediated reward mechanisms; (ii) reduced activity in impulse control areas and impaired decision making; and (iii) reduced functional connectivity in brain networks that are involved in cognitive control, executive function, motivation, and reward. Moreover, there are structural changes, mainly reduction in gray-matter volume and white-matter density. Comorbidity studies indicate that executive control networks in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may increase the susceptibility to develop IGD. Most importantly, this review also outlines findings that show the effects of excessive use of screens, here referring to the playing of computer games, which activate many brain regions associated with cognitive, motor, and sensory function and not directly involved in other forms of addiction. This review describes and summarizes comprehensively the neurobiological correlates of addictive internet use in adolescents and young adults. .
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