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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2015

The alteration of gray matter volume and cognitive control in adolescents with internet gaming disorder.

Hongmei Wang, Chenwang Jin, Kai Yuan, Tahir Mehmood Shakir, Cuiping Mao, Xuan Niu, Chen Niu, Liping Guo, Ming Zhang

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Hongmei WangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.
Chenwang JinDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.
Kai YuanSchool of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University Xi'an, China ; Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging Ministry of Education Xi'an, China.
Tahir Mehmood ShakirDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.
Cuiping MaoDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.
Xuan NiuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.
Chen NiuDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.
Liping GuoDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.
Ming ZhangDepartment of Medical Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveInternet gaming disorder (IGD) has been investigated by many behavioral and neuroimaging studies, for it has became one of the main behavior disorders among adolescents. However, few studies focused on the relationship between alteration of gray matter volume (GMV) and cognitive control feature in IGD adolescents.

methodsTwenty-eight participants with IAD and twenty-eight healthy age and gender matched controls participated in the study. Brain morphology of adolescents with IGD and healthy controls was investigated using an optimized voxel-based morphometry (VBM) technique. Cognitive control performances were measured by Stroop task, and correlation analysis was performed between brain structural change and behavioral performance in IGD group.

resultsThe results showed that GMV of the bilateral anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), precuneus, supplementary motor area (SMA), superior parietal cortex, left dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), left insula, and bilateral cerebellum decreased in the IGD participants compared with healthy controls. Moreover, GMV of the ACC was negatively correlated with the incongruent response errors of Stroop task in IGD group.

conclusionOur results suggest that the alteration of GMV is associated with the performance change of cognitive control in adolescents with IGD, which indicating substantial brain image effects induced by IGD.

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anterior cingulate cortexcognitive controlcolor-word stroopgray matterinternet addiction disorder

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