BBC News - Computer gamers' brains 'differ'

Man playing computer game
Do our brains make us play more often or does play change our brains?

The brains of people who regularly play computer games differ from those of infrequent gamers, research suggests.

A study in teenagers showed the "reward hub", which is involved in addiction, was larger in regular players.

A report in Translational Psychiatry said it was unknown if games changed the brain or if brain differences made people more likely to play.

[...]

Full article at bbc.co.uk

Do people with smaller ventral striatum have more trouble deriving pleasure from their choices?

Posted via email from Moments of Awareness

Comments