Brain activities associated with gaming urge of online gaming addiction

Ko, Chih–Hung; Liu, Gin-Chung; Hsiao, Sigmund; Yen, Ju-Yu; Yang, Ming‐Jen; Lin, Wei‐Chen; Yen, Cheng‐Fang; Chen, Cheng-Sheng

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.09.012

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“…Also, there are further similarities between substance dependence and several behavioral addictions, namely with regards to the gender distribution as well as neuropsychology and neurocognition (Bechara, 2003;Rugle & Melamed, 1993). In terms of psychophysiology, it furthermore appears that there are additional analogies between substance dependence and pathological gambling (Reuter et al, 2005) and online gambling addiction (Han, Hwang & Renshaw, 2010;Hoeft, Watson, Kesler, Bettinger & Reiss, 2008;Ko et al, 2009). With regards to molecular genetics, polymorphisms in the D2 dopamine receptor genes and the Val158Met in the Catecholamine-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) genes have been found in pathological gamblers (Blum, Wood, Sheridan, Chen & Commings, 1995) and those addicted to online gaming (Han et al, 2007).…”

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“…Whilst gaming is a pleasurable pastime activity, research suggests that excessive online gaming may in extreme cases lead to symptoms commonly experienced by substance addicts, namely salience, mood modification, craving, and tolerance (Hsu, Wen & Wu, 2009;Ko et al, 2009;Mehroof & Griffiths, 2010;Young, 2009). A recent systematic literature review suggests that it is particularly excessive engagement with MMORPGs that can lead to addiction in a small minority of players (Kuss & Griffiths, 2011).…”

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Online gaming addiction in children and adolescents: A review of empirical research

Kuss¹,

Griffiths²

2012

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Background and aims:Research suggests that excessive online gaming may lead to symptoms commonly experienced by substance addicts. Since games are particularly appealing to children and adolescents, these individuals may be more at risk than other groups of developing gaming addiction. Methods: Given these potential concerns, a literature review was undertaken in order (i) to present the classification basis of online gaming addiction using official mental disorder frameworks, (ii) to identify empirical studies that assess online gaming addiction in children and adolescents, and (iii) to present and evaluate the findings against the background of related and established mental disorder criteria. Results: Empirical evidence comprising 30 studies indicates that for some adolescents, gaming addiction exists and that as the addiction develops, online gaming addicts spend increasing amounts of time preparing for, organizing, and actually gaming. Conclusions: Evidence suggests that problematic online gaming can be conceptualized as a behavioral addiction rather than a disorder of impulse control.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Online gaming addiction in children and adolescents: A review of empirical research

Kuss¹,

Griffiths²

2012

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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215

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“…Many of today's easy pleasures have the potential to create behavioural addictions. Evidence suggests this is the case for smart phone social media app use 1,2 [37 -39], gambling [40], sports [41 -44], sex and pornography [45 -47], hyper-palatable foods [36,48 -50], gaming [51,52] and the Internet [53].…”

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Pleasure junkies all around! Why it matters and why ‘the arts’ might be the answer: a biopsychological perspective

Christensen

2017

Proc. R. Soc. B.

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Today's society is pleasure seeking. We expect to obtain pleasurable experiences fast and easily. We are used to hyper-palatable foods and drinks, and we can get pornography, games and gadgets whenever we want them. The problem: with this type of pleasure-maximizing choice behaviour we may be turning ourselves into mindless pleasure junkies, handing over our free will for the next dopamine shoot. Pleasure-only activities are fun. In excess, however, such activities might have negative effects on our biopsychological health: they provoke a change in the neural mechanisms underlying choice behaviour. Choice behaviour becomes biased towards short-term pleasure-maximizing goals, just as in the addicted brain (modulated by the amygdala, posterior ventromedial prefrontal cortex' (VMPFC), striatum, nucleus accumbens; ‘A-system’) and away from long-term prosperity and general well-being maximizing objectives (normally ensured by the insula, anterior VMPFC, hippocampus, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), anterior cingulate cortex (ACC); ‘I-system‘). This paper outlines, first, what ‘pleasure’ is and what ‘pleasure-only’ activities are (e.g. social media engagement, hyper-palatable eating). Second, an account is given of the type of action that might aid to maintain the neural systems underlying choice behaviour balanced. Finally, it is proposed that engagement with the arts might be an activity with the potential to foster healthy choice behaviour—and not be just for pleasure. The evidence in this rather new field of research is still piecemeal and inconclusive. This review aims to motivate targeted research in this domain.

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“…Helmuth (2001) presented the similarities of gambling, eating, and other similar behavioral addictions with alcohol, tobacco, and drug addictions. Ko et al (2009) observed with MRIs that behavioral and substance addictions produce similar neurobiological mechanisms. Doctors working in a clinic in the US have performed their first treatment on a patient reported under the scope of Internet addiction to be addicted to Google-glasses usage (Yung, Eickhoff, Davis, Klam, & Doan, 2015).…”

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Development and Validation of the Mobile Addiction Scale: The Components Model Approach

Fidan¹

2016

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Mobile phones have entered our lives through technological developments, becoming the most commonly used technological device. In the last decade, they can now process almost every task that can be done with a computer. In particular, people who have been provided several advantages with their smart phones through an Internet connection are spending more and more time on mobile phones. Excessive use of mobile phones has become an addiction in society. The ability to access the Internet anytime on mobile phones, in addition to social applications and online games, increases Internet and mobile phone addiction. This study is based on the components model approach, developed within the scope of behavioral addictions to actualize the mobile phone addiction scale. Structural analysis was performed on this model, which proved it to be applicable as a mobile addiction scale. In the study, data from 284 participants was used, and mobile addiction was determined to relate to withdrawal, relapse, tolerance, and salience.

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Brain activities associated with gaming urge of online gaming addiction

Cited by 566 publications

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Online gaming addiction in children and adolescents: A review of empirical research

Online gaming addiction in children and adolescents: A review of empirical research

Pleasure junkies all around! Why it matters and why ‘the arts’ might be the answer: a biopsychological perspective

Development and Validation of the Mobile Addiction Scale: The Components Model Approach

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