Reward/punishment sensitivities among internet addicts: Implications for their addictive behaviors

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 139-145

  Dong, Guangheng ^a   Hu, Yanbo ^b   Lin, Xiao ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Executive function; FMRI; Internet addiction; Reward punishment sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRONTAL GYRUS; FRUSTRATION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GAMBLING; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MALE; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PUNISHMENT; REWARD; SIMULATION;

ANY PSEUDO-RANDOM ORDER OF 3 TRIALS NOT INCLUDING CONSECUTIVE WINS OR LOSSES; BLOOD OXYGEN LEVEL DEPENDENCE; BOLD; CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DSM; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGES; EPI; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPERIENCE AFTER 3 CONSECUTIVE LOSING TRIALS; EXPERIENCE AFTER 3 CONSECUTIVE WINNING TRIALS; FAMILY-WISE-ERROR; FMRI; FWE; GENERAL LINEAR MODEL; GLM; HC; HEALTHY CONTROLS; IAD; IAT; IGA; INTERNET ADDICTION; INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER; INTERNET ADDICTION TEST; INTERNET GAMING ADDICTION; LOSS; PCC; POSTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; REWARD/PUNISHMENT SENSITIVITY; SFG; SUPERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; WIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PUNISHMENT; REWARD; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881503773     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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