Can internet use become addictive?

Science. 2022 May 20;376(6595):798-799. doi: 10.1126/science.abn4189. Epub 2022 May 19.

Author

Matthias Brand^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ General Psychology: Cognition and Center for Behavioral Addiction Research (CeBAR), University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
² Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Essen, Germany.

PMID: 35587961
DOI: 10.1126/science.abn4189

Abstract

Problematic internet use parallels drug addiction, but the mechanisms are not yet clear.

MeSH terms

Humans
Internet
Internet Addiction Disorder* / physiopathology
Internet Use*
Neural Pathways / anatomy & histology
Neural Pathways / physiopathology
Prefrontal Cortex / anatomy & histology
Prefrontal Cortex / physiopathology
Substance-Related Disorders* / physiopathology