Researchers ‘see’ vulnerability to gaming addiction in the adolescent brain: Participants with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing during the initial brain scan taken four years earlier
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Researchers ‘see’ vulnerability to gaming addiction in the adolescent brain
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester 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…
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Study finds that loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video gaming addiction, and other mental health issues. Loot boxes are virtual items offered in video games to give players random rewards including weapons, cosmetics or ‘skins.’
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Warning about video game rewards
A new study of more than 1400 adults who gamble and play online video games has found loot box buying is associated with real-world gambling, video […]
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People with higher levels of ADHD symptoms are more prone to problematic social media use and problematic gaming. However, this link is not mediated by the cognitive deficits underlying ADHD, such as inhibitory control deficits, reward sensitivity, or temporal processing deficits.
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Cognitive deficits underlying ADHD do not explain the link with problematic social media use
Young adults with ADHD symptoms often struggle with social media and gaming addiction. However, a new study reveals that core ADHD cognitive deficits—like poor impulse control and time blindness—don't actually explain this link.
The top 10% of young free-to-play gamers, aged 10-19, accounted for 61.4% of microtransaction spending, they also showed higher prevalences of gaming and gambling disorders, suggesting the need for protection from potentially exploitative practices
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The hidden high costs of ‘free-to-play’ videogames show players need better protection, scientists say
We know playing slot machines can trigger uncontrolled spending and addictive behaviors in some people. But what about paid-for features in ‘free-to-play’ games