Altered brain functional networks in Internet gaming disorder: independent component and graph theoretical analysis under a probability discounting task.
Ziliang WangXiaoyue LiuYanbo HuHui ZhengXiaoxia DuGuang Heng DongPublished in: CNS spectrums (2020)
These results suggest that IGD participants were more sensitive to rewards, and they were more impulsive in decision-making as they could not control their impulsivity effectively. This might explain why IGD participants cannot stop their gaming behaviors even when facing severe negative consequences.