A gaming disorder, sometimes referred to as “video game addiction,” is a pattern of game-playing behavior—involving online gaming or offline video games—that is difficult to control and ...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming ...

Playing video games is a rite of passage for many adolescents, but for some, it could also be the first step to a gaming addiction.

A study of adolescents aged 10-15 found reduced activity in brain regions linked to decision-making and reward processing in those developing gaming addiction symptoms over four years.

Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted response to reward ...

People who started playing video games at an early school age developed problematic gaming more quickly compared to those who started playing a few years later.