Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI

Introduction: Internet addiction disorder (IAD) particularly the internet gaming disorder (IGD) is recognized as a type of addiction similar to substance abuse. This addiction carries similar social impact as the latter, as it can cause serious impairment of interpersonal relationship, and even dete...

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Main Authors: Sharifat, Hamed, Abdul Rashid, Aida, Suppiah, Subapriya
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59693/
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Suppiah, Subapriya
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description Introduction: Internet addiction disorder (IAD) particularly the internet gaming disorder (IGD) is recognized as a type of addiction similar to substance abuse. This addiction carries similar social impact as the latter, as it can cause serious impairment of interpersonal relationship, and even deterioration of academic or occupational performances. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is able to act as a non-invasive objective biomarker to detect functional neuronal connectivity in areas of the brain affected by IAD by utilizing blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) imaging. Methods: A systematic review was conducted from original articles published from January 2014 to January 2017 that had the keywords “internet addiction” and fMRI. Results: Initial data collection had 170 articles, however after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, there were 34 articles in the final analysis (17 resting-state fMRI studies and 18 task-based fMRI studies). The striatal nucleus and dopaminergic system demonstrated impaired functioning in subjects with IAD. Conclusion: Task-based and resting-state fMRI are able to detect areas of the brain that are activated in subjects with internet addiction, similar to those observed in subjects with substance abuse and other addictions. This review also introduces a newly arising subtype which is smartphone addiction disorder.
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spelling upm-596932018-03-19T03:13:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59693/ Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI Sharifat, Hamed Abdul Rashid, Aida Suppiah, Subapriya Introduction: Internet addiction disorder (IAD) particularly the internet gaming disorder (IGD) is recognized as a type of addiction similar to substance abuse. This addiction carries similar social impact as the latter, as it can cause serious impairment of interpersonal relationship, and even deterioration of academic or occupational performances. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is able to act as a non-invasive objective biomarker to detect functional neuronal connectivity in areas of the brain affected by IAD by utilizing blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) imaging. Methods: A systematic review was conducted from original articles published from January 2014 to January 2017 that had the keywords “internet addiction” and fMRI. Results: Initial data collection had 170 articles, however after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, there were 34 articles in the final analysis (17 resting-state fMRI studies and 18 task-based fMRI studies). The striatal nucleus and dopaminergic system demonstrated impaired functioning in subjects with IAD. Conclusion: Task-based and resting-state fMRI are able to detect areas of the brain that are activated in subjects with internet addiction, similar to those observed in subjects with substance abuse and other addictions. This review also introduces a newly arising subtype which is smartphone addiction disorder. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59693/1/2018031608380404_MJMHS_Vol14_No1_Jan2018_0080_-_2nd_proof.pdf Sharifat, Hamed and Abdul Rashid, Aida and Suppiah, Subapriya (2018) Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 14 (1). pp. 21-33. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2018031608380404_MJMHS_Vol14_No1_Jan2018_0080_-_2nd_proof.pdf
spellingShingle Sharifat, Hamed
Abdul Rashid, Aida
Suppiah, Subapriya
Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI
title Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI
title_full Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI
title_fullStr Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI
title_full_unstemmed Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI
title_short Systematic review of the utility of functional MRI to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fMRI
title_sort systematic review of the utility of functional mri to investigate internet addiction disorder: recent updates on resting state and task-based fmri
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