Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

This may represent a common mechanism underlying both food addiction* and drug addiction, which would make the concept of addiction transfer more likely than once thought. Possible Risk Factors for ...

Decision making in the context of addiction is characterized by altered values regarding risk and reward, but the long-term and reciprocal relationship between value-based decision-making and ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University identified dopamine-driven neural mechanisms of motivation in a mouse model of behavioral addiction, offering insights into treatment. Assistant Professor Naoya ...

Social media addiction (SMA) has become a prevalent behavioral addiction among university students worldwide, with acculturation stress and social identity threats amplifying this phenomenon among ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study. Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behaviour and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...