Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition
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Abstract
What’s the difference between fentanyl and Facebook? Vicodin and video games? Whippits and WhatsApp? They all have the capacity to be addictive, and your kids are much more likely to experience one over the other. Addiction is an umbrella term describing the use of something in a dependent and problematic way, often referring to specific clinical afflictions such as substance abuse disorder or gambling [1]. Addictions and their symptoms derive from neurobiological changes that occur throughout the nervous system in response to a certain stimulus, such as a drug. Common behaviors associated with addiction include preoccupation with and increasing tolerance to the stimulus, loss of outside interests, inability to stop interaction with the stimulus and/or experiencing withdrawal. While suffering from addiction, individuals might lie about using and continue to use despite negative consequences [1]. All of these characteristics are linked to the aspects of addiction such as dependency and desperation. They lead to heavy interference in the daily lives and relationships of those who are addicted.
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Recommended Citation
Hatfield, Ali
(2024)
"Doing Links: the Neuroscience of Technology Addiction,"
Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition: Vol. 8, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digital.kenyon.edu/skneuro/vol8/iss1/4