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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:19 AM Jan 2012

Web addicts have brain changes, research suggests

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16505521

Web addicts have brain changes similar to those hooked on drugs or alcohol, preliminary research suggests.

Experts in China scanned the brains of 17 young web addicts and found disruption in the way their brains were wired up.

They say the discovery, published in Plos One, could lead to new treatments for addictive behaviour.

Internet addiction is a clinical disorder marked by out-of-control internet use.

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Web addicts have brain changes, research suggests (Original Post) xchrom Jan 2012 OP

Uh oh. Scuba Jan 2012 #1

i know, right? nt xchrom Jan 2012 #2

We're in trou--ble Warpy Jan 2012 #5

ha! shanti Jan 2012 #7

The only way is to go cold turkey. nt bemildred Jan 2012 #3

now i want a sandwich. xchrom Jan 2012 #4

Well, I have a hard time be..........OHHH SHINY ICON!! n/t BadgerKid Jan 2012 #6

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Scuba

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1. Uh oh.

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:27 AM

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xchrom

(108,903 posts)

2. i know, right? nt

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:30 AM

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Warpy

(111,245 posts)

5. We're in trou--ble

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 04:18 PM

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Of course, when some evil bastard in a 3 piece suit figures out how to work this for a profit, the term "web addiction" will be completely passe and we'll all be fine examples of the Protestant work ethic.