Why the study?
Consistent with the view that Internet gaming disorder involves disrupted regulatory function, the study examined whether patients exhibit decreased heart rate variability and ineffective functional neural connectivity.
Do patients with Internet gaming disorder exhibit altered heart rate variability and functional neural connectivity compared to healthy controls?
Population
111 young adults including 53 IGD patients and 58 age- and sex-matched HCs
Comparison
IGD patients vs healthy controls
Design
Case-control study
Authors
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Suggests internet gaming disorder is associated with autonomic dysregulation and decreased parasympathetic tone.
Do patients with Internet gaming disorder exhibit altered heart rate variability and functional neural connectivity compared to healthy controls?
Internet gaming disorder is associated with maladaptive brain-body integration, characterized by decreased parasympathetic tone and altered functional neural connectivity.
Park et al. (2019) studied this question.
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