Diffusion tensor imaging reveals thalamus and posterior cingulate cortex abnormalities in internet gaming addicts

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1212-1216

  Dong, Guangheng ^a   DeVito, Elise ^b   Huang, Jie ^a   Du, Xiaoxia ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Internet addiction; Internet gaming addiction; Reward system; Thalamus; White matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET GAMING ADDICTION; NEUROIMAGING; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84864382466     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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