Decreased functional brain connectivity in adolescents with internet addiction

Soon Beom Hong; Andrew Zalesky; Luca Cocchi; Alex Fornito; Eun Jung Choi; Ho Hyun Kim; Jeong Eun Suh; Chang Dai Kim; Jae-Won Kim; Soon Hyung Yi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057831

Decreased functional brain connectivity in adolescents with internet addiction

Soon Beom Hong, Andrew Zalesky, Luca Cocchi, Alex Fornito, Eun Jung Choi, Ho Hyun Kim, Jeong Eun Suh, Chang Dai Kim, Jae-Won Kim, Soon Hyung Yi

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Abstract

Internet addiction has become increasingly recognized as a mental disorder, though its neurobiological basis is unknown. This study used functional neuroimaging to investigate whole-brain functional connectivity in adolescents diagnosed with internet addiction. Based on neurobiological changes seen in other addiction related disorders, it was predicted that connectivity disruptions in adolescents with internet addiction would be most prominent in cortico-striatal circuitry.

Original language	English
Article number	e57831
Number of pages	8
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057831
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

computer addiction
internet
neural networks
addiction
behavioral addiction
functional magnetic resonance imaging
neuroimaging
games

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