Converging evidence from biopsychosocial research in humans and animals demonstrates
that chronic sensory stimulation (via excessive screen exposure) affects brain development …

Internet addiction, which has become a global social issue, can be broadly conceptualized
as an inability to control one's use of the Inter-net which leads to negative consequences in …

Media multitasking, or the concurrent consumption of multiple media forms, is increasingly
prevalent in today's society and has been associated with negative psychosocial and …

This meta-analytic study aimed to identify the common and specific neural alterations in
Internet gaming disorder (IGD) across different domains and modalities. Two separate meta …

Abstract Research examining Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has increased substantially
over the past decade. One of the risk factors for IGD includes poor impulse control. The …

Through sequential waves of drug-induced neurochemical stimulation, addiction co-opts the
brain's neuronal circuits that mediate reward, motivation to behavioral inflexibility and a …

Background Internet addiction has become increasingly recognized as a mental disorder,
though its neurobiological basis is unknown. This study used functional neuroimaging to …

Background There is emerging evidence that the psychobiological mechanisms underlying
behavioral addictions such as internet and videogame addiction resemble those of addiction …

Aims Excessive internet use is becoming a concern, and some have proposed that it may
involve addiction. We evaluated the dimensions assessed by, and psychometric properties …

This review summarizes neurobiological and genetic findings in behavioural addictions,
draws parallels with findings pertaining to substance use disorders, and offers suggestions …