Impact of Technology on Adolescents

When Time Online Tells Us Little: Duration of Social Media Use does not Influence Sleep Disruption or Psychopathology in Adolescents

This study finds that social media use duration does not influence sleep disruption or psychopathology in adolescents, suggesting duration-based measures may not fully capture online behavior.

Habitual digital media use and the brain: a meta-analysis

This study performs a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies on digital media use, finding consistent effects in the anterior insular cortex.

Attention field as a cognitive-behavioral marker for demarcating internet- but not smoking-addiction from reward

The paper identifies attention field (AF) as a cognitive-behavioral marker distinguishing internet-addiction from reward, showing AF narrowing in internet-dependents correlates with addiction severity.

Disruption of sustained attention and orbitofrontal cortex engagement by incoming social media messages vary as a function of problematic social media use

This study examines how problematic social media use affects attention and orbitofrontal cortex activity during social media distractions.

Proteomic Analysis of Urine from Youths Indulging in Gaming

This study identifies 125 differentially expressed urinary proteins in gaming-addicted adolescents compared to non-gamers, some of which are linked to addiction pathways and previously reported in drug addiction studies.

Concurrent behavioral modelling and multimodal neuroimaging reveals how feedback affects decision making in internet gaming disorder

This study uses behavioral modeling and multimodal neuroimaging to show that internet gaming disorder is associated with increased risk-taking behavior and altered brain activation patterns in response to feedback.

Fear of missing out (FOMO) associates with reduced cortical thickness in core regions of the posterior default mode network and higher levels of problematic smartphone and social media use

Opposing associations of Internet Use Disorder symptom domains with structural and functional organization of the striatum: a dimensional neuroimaging approach

The paper examines associations between Internet Use Disorder symptom domains and brain structure/function in a dimensional neuroimaging study, finding opposing effects on striatal networks and volumes.

Disrupted dynamic network reconfiguration of the executive and reward networks in internet gaming disorder: Why IGD subjects cannot control their gaming cravings

This study identifies disrupted dynamic network reconfiguration in the executive and reward networks of individuals with internet gaming disorder, linking impaired impulse control to altered neural integration and recruitment.

Dorsal and ventral striatal functional connectivity shift with the medial frontal gyrus in internet gaming disorder: Potential mechanisms underlying addictive engagement

This study examines functional connectivity shifts between striatal regions and the medial frontal gyrus in internet gaming disorder, finding correlations with disorder severity.

Dimensional neuroimaging: (Internet) Gaming Disorder symptoms according to the WHO and APA frameworks associate with lower striatal volume

This study links higher symptom-load of Internet Gaming Disorder according to APA and WHO frameworks with reduced striatal volume in healthy individuals.

DRD2 and FOXP2 are implicated in the associations between computerized device use and psychiatric disorders

The paper investigates genetic overlaps between computerized device use and psychiatric disorders, identifying shared molecular pathways involving DRD2 and FOXP2.