Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming ...

Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted response to reward ...

A person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences.

Study reveals brain biomarkers linked to decision-making and predict addiction risk in teens playing video games.

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Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction.

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Impulse control disorder (ICD) is a class of psychiatric conditions characterized by potentially inadequate or harmful ...

A study of adolescents aged 10-15 found reduced activity in brain regions linked to decision-making and reward processing in those developing gaming addiction symptoms over four years.

A new study has pinpointed brain markers that may predict which teenagers are vulnerable to developing gaming addiction, ...

Today, he’s a professor of behavioral and social sciences and psychiatry and human behavior and the director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at the Brown University School of Public ...

UC Berkeley research reveals that soda taxes are changing social norms and public attitudes toward sugary drinks.