A new brain imaging study suggests that people who report symptoms of addiction to short-form video platforms—such as TikTok or Instagram Reels—may be less sensitive to financial losses and ...

Addiction is not simply a chronic brain disease and considering it as such can limit treatment options and increase stigma, an extensive research review suggests. After decades of research, Professor ...

Leading researcher explains how viewing addiction as a brain disorder improves treatments ...

Teens who have depressive symptoms and social issues are more likely to get stuck in a cycle of problematic gaming.

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the ...

Mount Sinai researchers, in collaboration with scientists at The Rockefeller University, have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing ...

Addiction isn’t a brain disease – but substance use is rarely a free choice either.

Fifty years of outstanding neuroscience research studies have revealed many secrets of how drugs of abuse affect and change the brain, proving that addiction is a brain disease.

Playing video games can alter the brain to improve higher-order cognitive skills, including decision-making, according to new findings that have potential implications for brain training.

Lawyers and parents are taking on the video game industry. There are more than a dozen lawsuits currently active in North America that seek to address video game addiction. All have been filed within ...

Gaming excessively during summer break increases a child’s video game addiction risk. Some parents are filing lawsuits against video game makers. Here’s why.