ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Overview on brain function enhancement of Internet addicts through exercise intervention: Based on reward-execution-decision cycle.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- The intervention effect of physical and mental exercise on young adults internet addiction disorder: a systematic review and Bayesian model analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- A network meta-analysis of mind-body exercise interventions for internet addiction symptoms in young adults.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of WeChat Public Account Intervention Based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model Among College Students With Internet Addiction: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Physical exercise and problematic smartphone use among adolescents in Western China: a multi-center cross-sectional study on the serial mediation of self-control and meaning in life.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Physical activity, emotional eating, screen-based sedentary behavior, and physical and mental health in chinese university students: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Combined Lutein and Exercise Intervention Alleviates Brain Alteration Induced by a High-Fat Diet in Obese Rats.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Association Between Internet Addiction and Comorbid Anxiety and Depression in Chinese Children and Adolescents: A Latent Profile Analysis and Network Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multiscale Mechanisms of Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity: From Molecular Pathways to Network Dynamics and Behavioral Adaptation.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The Impact of Upward Social Comparison on Smartphone Addiction Among Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Football Participation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence addiction among university students in China: risk stratification, consequences, and exercise-based intervention.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Internet addiction among nursing students: application of latent profile analysis and network analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging in adolescent Internet gaming disorder: A systematic review.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Review
- The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Problematic Internet Use in Turkish College Students: The Chain-Mediated Role of Self-Control and Distress.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2025Article
- Classification of internet addiction using machine learning on electroencephalography synchronization and functional connectivity.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- How Is the Digital Age Shaping Young Minds? A Rapid Systematic Review of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents with Exposure to ICT.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Gendered mediating role of substance use in the path from internet addiction or gambling to active violence in youth in the region of Mahdia, Tunisia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- The relationship between positive exercise experiences and mobile phone addiction tendencies in older adults: a cross-lagged study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Relationship between soccer physical activity enjoyment and internet addiction among adolescents: the chain mediating effect of emotional self-efficacy and athlete participation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Effects of three exercise interventions on inhibitory control in college students with internet addiction: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom from Internet Addiction in Adolescents: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
Internet addiction (IA) has become an impulse control disorder included in the category of psychiatric disorders. The IA trend significantly increased after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic. IA damages some brain functions in humans. Emerging evidence suggests that exercise exerts beneficial effects on the brain function and cognitive level damaged by IA. This work reviews the neurobiological mechanisms of IA and describes the brain function impairment by IA from three systems: reward, execution, and decision-making. Furthermore, we sort out the research related to exercise intervention on IA and its effect on improving brain function. The internal and external factors that produce IA must be considered when summarizing movement interventions from a behavioral perspective. We can design exercise prescriptions based on exercise interests and achieve the goal of quitting IA. This work explores the possible mechanisms of exercise to improve IA through systematic analysis. Furthermore, this work provides research directions for the future targeted design of exercise prescriptions.
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