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Gamer Addicts Share Brain Activity of Drug Addicts
Ricardo Trejo
If you're familiar with the MMORPG culture then you're aware that there can be serious problems related to living that sort of lifestyle. Now there isn't anything wrong with playing such a game, but when you become addicted to it, neglecting sleep, eating, and socializing, well... then you might have a problem. Which is why some Korean researchers took it upon themselves to use PET scans to compare the brain activity of gaming addicts and drug addicts. The findings weren't surprising; showing what everyone had already suspected: there is a correlation.
One researcher said this about the study:
“These research results demonstrate that online gaming addiction requires specialised medical treatment just as narcotics addiction does, and we hope it will be recognised as just such a mental illness.”
