Brain Hyperconnectivity in Compulsive Video Game Players (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Brain Hyperconnectivity in Compulsive Video Game Players

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A new study led by the University of Utah School of Medicine and Chung-Ang University provides evidence that several regions of the brain are hyperconnected in adolescent boys diagnosed with Internet gaming disorder (lines between colored areas, colored areas represent specific brain networks). Some of the changes may help game players respond to new information, others are associated with distractibility and poor impulse control.

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Jeffrey Anderson

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