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Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have conducted a study associatingovereating and cocaine addiction, but its conclusion is not the one you may expect. 
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UK government officials have been warned that a “guinea pig” generation of children is becoming addicted to hardcore internet porn. Articles about PORNOGRAPHY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=pornography
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What role does your brain play in the pursuit and handling of money? Brian Knutson, a neuroscientist, studies the brain as it relates to money. Knutson uses special MRI images in his experiments while people are handling money. One thing he’s found is that when cash is offered to someone, dopamine is released in the nucleus accumbens, a part of the brain that is involved in reward and addiction. Articles about NEUROSCIENCE: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?page=1&tag=neuroscience
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A study of cocaine addicts finds that they have abnormalities in areas of the brain involved in self-control. And these abnormalities appear to predate any drug abuse.
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Several reports today suggest that a study of the brains of people who excessively use the internet show abnormalities similar to those found in people with substance addictions could be proof that the internet has similar addictive qualities to drugs, alcohol or tobacco. The Independent’s report here is the most extensive.
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Are you a master of technology in which you use it as a tool to enhance the quality of your life? Or are you addicted to your technology such that it actually hurts the quality of your life? There is a growing body of evidence indicating that overuse of technology has the same neurochemical effects—a shot of dopamine, our bodies’ way of rewarding us—as do addictions to alcohol, drugs, sex, and gambling.
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Researchers from Norway have developed an instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. The scale is the first of its kind worldwide.
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One of the key take-home messages of Charles Duhigg’s new book The Power of Habit – Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business is that habits are pernicious little buggers. Over time, they become hardwired in the brain such that you can’t just will yourself to change them. Articles about PSYCHOLOGY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=psychology
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Technology should improve quality of life, and the quality of the experience should guide the design, development, and evaluation of new technology. Ostensibly, with nearly one billion users worldwide and a $5 billion IPO for Facebook, social media meets its mark. But, at what cost?
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Twitter and Facebook are more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol, researchers claim.
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he brains of Internet addicts function differently than non-addicts, says new research out of China. After scanning the brains of 17 people who admitted to having problems controlling their Internet use, researchers noticed irregularities in the addicts' white matter—the part of the brain that contains nerve fibers. "There was evidence of disruption to connections in nerve fibers linking brain areas involved in emotions, decision making, and self-control." Similar irregularities are common in the brains of alcoholics and drug addicts.
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