The smartphone represents a transformative device that dramatically changed our daily
lives, including how we communicate, work, entertain ourselves, and navigate through …

Highlights•Internet and gaming disorder (IGD) is associated with changes in areas of loss of
control and reward, improvement in attention, and visualmotor ability.•IGD is also associated …

Background Recent studies have found that emotion dysregulation, negative affect, and
metacognitions about online gaming are risk factors for Internet gaming disorder (IGD) …

Background Gaming disorder (GD) is a disorder due to addictive behaviors (ICD-11). Cue-
reactivity and craving are relevant mechanisms in the development and maintenance of …

Background Accumulating evidence suggests brain structural and functional alterations in
Internet Use Disorder (IUD). However, conclusions are strongly limited due to the …

Background Brain structural alterations of the striatum have been frequently observed in
internet gaming disorder (IGD); however, the replicability of the results and the associations …

Since the proliferation of smartphones, the general public as well as researchers have
shown a growing interest in their potentially addictive effects. Over the past years …

Background Gaming behavior can induce cerebral changes that may be related to the
neurobiological features of gaming disorder (GD). Additionally, individuals with higher levels …

Excessive gaming can impair both mental and physical health, drawing widespread public
and clinical attention, especially among young generations. People are now more exposed …

Since game mechanics and their visual aspects have become more and more addictive,
there is concern about the growing prevalence of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). In the …