Scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), led by Scott Thompson, PhD, Professor of Physiology, have identified changes in brain activity linked to the pleasure and reward system. Continue reading “Clues to brain changes in depression”
Neuroscience Study Finds Striking Similarities In Brains Of Porn And Drug Addicts
Dr. Valerie Voon is a global authority on addiction and the leading researcher in the neuroscience department at the prestigious University of Cambridge in England. According to her faculty profile on the Cambridge Neuroscience department website: “The Voon lab focuses on mechanisms underlying compulsive disorders such as substance and behavioral addictions.” Continue reading “Neuroscience Study Finds Striking Similarities In Brains Of Porn And Drug Addicts”
Smartphone usage and increased risk of mobile phone addiction: A concurrent study
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Subramani Parasuraman, Aaseer Thamby Sam, Stephanie Wong Kah Yee, Bobby Lau Chik Chuon, and Lee Yu Ren. Continue reading “Smartphone usage and increased risk of mobile phone addiction: A concurrent study”
Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain, study suggests
Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Continue reading “Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain, study suggests”
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