Inhibitory neuromodulation of the putamen to the prefrontal cortex in Internet gaming disorder: How addiction impairs executive control

M Wang, H Dong, HUI Zheng, X Du… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2020 - akjournals.com
M Wang, H Dong, HUI Zheng, X Du, GH Dong
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2020akjournals.com
Background and aims Individuals with addictive disorders are usually characterized by
impaired executive control, persistent craving and excessive reward-seeking. However, it is
unclear whether there is a deviation in the connection pattern among the neural systems
implicated in these problem behaviors. Methods One hundred thirty-six online gaming
players were recruited in the current study (68 Internet gaming disorder (IGD) subjects and
68 recreational game users (RGUs) who served as controls matched on age, sex, years of …
Background and aims
Individuals with addictive disorders are usually characterized by impaired executive control, persistent craving and excessive reward-seeking. However, it is unclear whether there is a deviation in the connection pattern among the neural systems implicated in these problem behaviors.
Methods
One hundred thirty-six online gaming players were recruited in the current study (68 Internet gaming disorder (IGD) subjects and 68 recreational game users (RGUs) who served as controls matched on age, sex, years of education, and years of gaming). Dynamic interactions among the reward system (striatum), control system (prefrontal cortex), and the interoceptive awareness system (insula) were calculated and compared when subjects were facing gaming cues.
Results
The results revealed that RGUs showed a significant positive correlation in the putamen-middle frontal gyrus (MFG)-insula neural pathway when facing gaming cues, which was missing in the IGD subjects. Additionally, dynamic causal modeling (DCM) analysis revealed that the MFG region was more inhibited by the putamen in the IGD subjects relative to the RGUs.
Conclusions
These findings suggest that the inhibitory neuromodulation of the putamen to the prefrontal cortex in IGD individuals undermines the balance among the tripartite systems. Our findings provide novel neurobiological evidence for understanding the internal connection bias of the addicted individual’s neural system and how the addictive disorder impairs executive control; consequently, the pathway from the striatum to the prefrontal cortex may serve as a potential biomarker to predict the risk of developing an addiction.
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