Journal article
Brain anatomy alterations associated with Social Networking Site (SNS) addiction
Abstract
This study relies on knowledge regarding the neuroplasticity of dual-system components that govern addiction and excessive behavior and suggests that alterations in the grey matter volumes, i.e., brain morphology, of specific regions of interest are associated with technology-related addictions. Using voxel based morphometry (VBM) applied to structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of twenty social network site (SNS) users with varying …
Authors
He Q; Turel O; Bechara A
Journal
Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/srep45064
ISSN
2045-2322