ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2019
Functional neural changes and altered cortical-subcortical connectivity associated with recovery from Internet gaming disorder.
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- Parameter Space and Potential for Biomarker Development in 25 Years of fMRI Drug Cue Reactivity: A Systematic Review.JAMA psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Cardiology and Neurophysiological Stimulation of Internet Gaming Disorders: A Systematic Review.Current cardiology reviews · 2024Pooled it
- A trans-therapeutic signature of recovery in internet gaming disorder: From shared network reorganization to molecular underpinnings.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Cortical Structure Alterations in Young People With Mild Internet Gaming Disorder.Addiction biology · 2026Article
- Gaming disorder in the ICD-11: the state of the game.BMC psychiatry · 2025Review
- Love at first glance: Imbalanced processing to gaming and natural rewards in internet gaming disorder.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Recent treatment and novel imaging studies evaluating treatment of internet gaming disorder: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Neural mechanisms linked to treatment outcomes and recovery in substance-related and addictive disorders.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2023Review
- Neuroimaging correlates of internet gaming disorder: Can we achieve the promise of translating understandings of brain functioning into clinical advances?The Canadian journal of addiction · 2023Article
- Static and dynamic changes of intrinsic brain local connectivity in internet gaming disorder.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- The concept of recovery in gaming disorder: A scoping review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Article
- Potential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Lower synaptic density associated with gaming disorder: anGeneral psychiatry · 2023Article
- Neural activations to loss anticipation mediates the association between difficulties in emotion regulation and screen media activities among early adolescent youth: A moderating role for depression.Developmental cognitive neuroscience · 2022Article
- More stringent criteria are needed for diagnosing internet gaming disorder: Evidence from regional brain features and whole-brain functional connectivity multivariate pattern analyses.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Article
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BACKGROUND AND
aimsAlthough studies have suggested that individuals with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) may have impairments in cognitive functioning, the nature of the relationship is unclear given that the information is typically derived from cross-sectional studies.
methodsIndividuals with active IGD (
resultsSubjects' craving responses to gaming cues decreased significantly at 1 year relative to study onset. Decreased brain responses in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and lentiform nucleus were observed at 1 year relative to onset. Significant positive correlations were observed between changes in brain activities in the lentiform nucleus and changes in self-reported cravings. Dynamic causal modeling analysis showed increased ACC-lentiform connectivity at 1 year relative to study onset.
conclusionsAfter recovery from IGD, individuals appear less sensitive to gaming cues. This recovery may involve increased ACC-related control over lentiform-related motivations in the control over cravings. The extent to which cortical control over subcortical motivations may be targeted in treatments for IGD should be examined further.
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