Psychology & Psychiatry
Gambling addiction triggers the same brain areas as drug and alcohol cravings
Gambling addiction activates the same brain pathways as drug and alcohol cravings, suggests new research.
Jan 3, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Flashing lights and music turn rats into problem gamblers
Adding flashing lights and music to gambling encourages risky decision-making—even if you're a rat.
Jan 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds no threshold for safe gambling
A new study into problem gambling and gambling addiction has found there is no safe level of gambling.
Nov 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using virtual technology to reverse engineer the gambler's addiction
Scientists at the newly launched Institute for Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences at Monash University are studying the source within the brain behind addiction. The thinking behind the research is that regardless of the ...
Oct 26, 2015
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Neuroscience
Eating is addictive but sugar and fat are not like drugs, study says
(Medical Xpress)—People can become addicted to eating for its own sake but not to consuming specific foods such as those high in sugar or fat, research suggests.
Sep 9, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gambling, IT, booze addictions rife in Japan: study
Nearly five percent of Japanese adults are addicted to gambling, a rate up to five times that of most other nations, according to a study.
Aug 21, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gambling history is common among homeless people in Toronto, new study
Homeless clients using services at Toronto's Good Shepherd Ministries are nearly nine times more likely to have a history of problem or pathological gambling than the general population, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital ...
May 21, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Internet and video game addiction needs better treatment
(Medical Xpress)—University of Adelaide researchers are shedding light on the unique problems of video and internet gaming addiction, and say there's strong evidence to suggest that new treatments should be developed for ...
Apr 29, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists identify part of brain linked to gambling addiction
New research reveals that brain damage affecting the insula – an area with a key role in emotions – disrupts errors of thinking linked to gambling addiction. The research, led by Dr Luke Clark from the University of Cambridge, ...
Apr 7, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research links risky behaviors of gambling and sex
Late adolescence is a period when many youth become involved in high-risk behaviors with adverse consequences. Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University studied the degree ...
Feb 25, 2014
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