Abstract Purpose of Review The slot machine zone describes a 'trance-like'state of
diminished attention to time passing and gambling-irrelevant events during Electronic …

We examined the relation between psychological flow and cardiovascular markers of
challenge. According to flow theory and the biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat …

Pre-professional and professional dancers (n= 60) participated in this ambulatory
psychophysiology study that investigated performance flow and heart rate and autonomic …

Modern slot machines are among the more harmful forms of gambling. Psychophysiological
measures may provide a window into mental processes that underpin these harms. Here we …

The post-reinforcement pause (PRP) is an operant effect in which response latencies
increase on trials following the receipt and consumption of reward. Human studies …

By metrics, such as average play hours and money spent (as measured per capita or market
gross volume), gaming is at the forefront of cultural content consumption; being the most …

Stress is a common and unavoidable experience for most individuals. Acute stress
symptoms are especially relevant following a stressor and may be buffered by romantic …

In the presented work the acutance and relevance of the growth in behavioral addictions
problem associated with gaming activities, such as gambling disorder (GD) and Internet …

More than most gambling forms, Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs, eg modern slot
machines) have been linked to Gambling Disorder, a behavioural addiction recognized by …

In GD and IGD, both at the preclinical level of problem game and at the clinical level of
pathological game, altered states of consciousness are observed during the game and …