Impaired inhibitory control in 'internet addiction disorder': A functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 203, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 153-158

  Dong, Guangheng ^a   DeVito, Elise E ^b   Du, Xiaoxia ^c   Cui, Zhuoya ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

FMRI; Impulsivity; Inhibitory control; Internet addiction disorder; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE INHIBITION PROCESS;

ADULT; AROUSAL; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNET; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OXYGEN; REFERENCE VALUES; STROOP TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867139501     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: 18727506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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