Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Addicted Gamers May Have Physiological Differences In The Brain
A study by an international team of researchers has demonstrated a correlation between frequent gaming and a greater volume of gray matter in one part of the brain linked to a reward system linked to the internal dependence. Take a moment to analyze this sentence, I'll wait. The study, published today in the journal Nature Translational Psychiatry, describes the analysis of fMRI scans of 154 14-year players. They found that the ventral striatum, which is part of the dopamine system previously involved in studies of drug addiction, was greater in the players who have played most often, although the data were strictly correlated and should not be considered evidence causality. It is worth considering for a moment, because these studies always end up hitting news network after a day or two, with simplifications and speculations ridiculous claim. Violent video games
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