Gender differences in the mesocorticolimbic system during computer game-play

被引：138

作者：

Hoeft, Furniko ^{[1
]}

Watson, Christa L. ^{[1
]}

Kesler, Shelli R. ^{[1
]}

Bettinger, Keith E. ^{[1
]}

Reiss, Allan L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Ctr Interdisciplinary Brain Sci Res, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH | 2008年 / 42卷 / 04期

关键词：

fMRI; game; gender differences; amygdala; orbitofrontal cortex; nucleus accumbens;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jpsychires.2007.11.010

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

Little is known about the underlying neural processes of playing computer/video games, despite the high prevalence of its gaming behavior, especially in males. In a functional magnetic resonance imaging study contrasting a space-infringement game with a control task, males showed greater activation and functional connectivity compared to females in the mesocorticolimbic system. These findings may be attributable to higher motivational states in males, as well as gender differences in reward prediction, learning reward values and cognitive state during computer video games. These gender differences may help explain why males are more attracted to, and more likely to become "hooked" on video games than females. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：253 / 258

页数：6

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