Linking online gaming and addictive behavior: Converging evidence for a general reward deficiency in frequent online gamers

Linking online gaming and addictive behavior: Converging evidence for a general reward deficiency in frequent online gamers

Millions of people regularly play so-called Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). Recently, it has been argued that MMORPG overuse is becoming a significant health problem worldwide. Symptoms such as tolerance, withdrawal and craving have been described. Based on behavioral, res...

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Main Authors:	Tim eHahn, Karolien Hilde Notebaert, Thomas eDresler, Linda eKowarsch, Andreas eReif, Andreas J Fallgatter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:	Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:	monetary incentive delay task Resting-state fMRI reward deficiency syndrome World of Warcraft behavioral activation system Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00385/full

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