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Internet addiction alters brain chemistry in young people, study finds

Young people with internet addiction experience changes in their brain chemistry which could lead to more addictive behaviours, research suggests.The study, published in PLOS Mental Health, reviewed previous research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine how regions of the brain interact in people with internet addiction.They found that the effects were evident throughout multiple neural networks in the brains of young people, and that there was increased activity in part...

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