Brain scans from nearly 200 adolescent boys provide evidence that the brains of
compulsive video game players are wired differently.
«Wired for gaming: Brain differences in
compulsive video game players: Brain scans reveal new connections that are potentially beneficial, harmful.»
This work is the largest, most comprehensive investigation of differences in the brains of
compulsive video game players to date, says first author Doug Hyun Han, M.D., Ph.D., professor at Chung - Ang University School of Medicine and adjunct associate professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
A more troublesome finding is a coordination between two brain regions, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and temporoparietal junction, that is more strong than in individuals who are not
compulsive video game players.
Not exact matches
He says that he suffers major depression, obsessive
compulsive disorder, panic disorder and Crohn's disease and does not want to end up like another
game player who committed suicide in 2001, «as he relies on
video games heavily for the little ongoing happiness he can achieve in this life.»