Decreased functional connectivity in an executive control network is related to impaired executive function in Internet gaming disorder

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-85

  Dong, Guangheng ^a   Lin, Xiao ^a   Potenza, Marc N ^b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral addiction; Executive control network; Functional connectivity; Internet gaming disorder; Resting state fMRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERNET GAMING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESTING STATE NETWORK; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADDICTION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; INTERNET; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; UTILIZATION; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; STROOP TEST; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909619171     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: 18784216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2014.10.012     Document Type: Article

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