The role of D1R-MSN in video game addiction and relapse

Abstract

Drug addiction, or substance use disorder, is caused by interference of drugs with how neurons are sent, received or process neurotransmitters to one another. The use of drugs will cause cravings, and this is due to the stimulation of the brain’s reward system. Video game addiction, or Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is a common phenomenon especially in teenagers. The symptom of video game addiction is similar to drug addiction, which is the craving behavior of the patient. To resolve this issue, researchers have come up with many different solutions. One of the possible solutions is applying low frequency of Deep brain stimulation (DBS) and SCH23990 to the patient. This is a type of treatment for drug addictions, and it can only be done to treat video game addiction if proven that video game addiction and drug addiction have the same mechanism and disordered parts of the brain.