Brain imaging study Uncovers details regarding excessive smartphone use
Reports claim that two fMRI indicators of neural activity were found to be related to psychological assessments of excessive smartphone use. We all know that a large number of studies in recent years emphasized the negative physical and psychosocial effects of excessive use of smartphones. It is most commonly known as “smartphone addiction”. Even though, studies have shown that excessive smartphone use has many things in common with other addictive disorders. These include:
Fail to resist the use of the smartphone withdrawal from social relations continuation of use despite being aware of the negative consequences deception of others regarding the amount of time spent using it
In addition to that, excessive smartphone use is very similar to “internet gaming disorder (IGD)”, which is a well-recognized disorder included in the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders. It is actually the handbook of health practitioners in the US that is being used as a guide for diagnosing mental disorders. The study authors Mike M. Schmitgen and Robert Christian Wolf of the Cognitive Neuropsychiatry working group at Heidelberg University stated: Studies have further shown that people with excessive smartphone use behaviors may exhibit structural and functional changes in their brains. For instance:
reduced gray matter volume or intrinsic neural activity in the region of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex altered functional connectivity changes in activity in various parts of the cortex during the processing of emotions.
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