2022
Theoretical models of types of problematic usage of the Internet: when theorists meet therapists
Brand M, Potenza M, Stark R. Theoretical models of types of problematic usage of the Internet: when theorists meet therapists. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2022, 45: 101119. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Neurobiology of cue-reactivity, craving, and inhibitory control in non-substance addictive behaviors
Antons S, Brand M, Potenza MN. Neurobiology of cue-reactivity, craving, and inhibitory control in non-substance addictive behaviors. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2020, 415: 116952. PMID: 32534370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-substance addictive behaviorsAddictive behaviorsInhibitory controlPotential neurobiological mechanismsExecutive functioningSalience attributionNeurobiological foundationsSubstance use disordersNeurobiological factorsNeurobiological mechanismsBrain networksLife domainsRewarding behaviorNegative consequencesHabit formationCravingSpecific disordersNeurobiologyNeurochemical pathwaysAddictionFunctional impairmentFuture directionsSexual activityDisordersCuesDisrupted prefrontal regulation of striatum-related craving in Internet gaming disorder revealed by dynamic causal modeling: results from a cue-reactivity task
Dong GH, Wang M, Zheng H, Wang Z, Du X, Potenza MN. Disrupted prefrontal regulation of striatum-related craving in Internet gaming disorder revealed by dynamic causal modeling: results from a cue-reactivity task. Psychological Medicine 2020, 51: 1549-1561. PMID: 32102722, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172000032x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet gaming disorderPosterior cingulate cortexRecreational game useIGD subjectsRGU subjectsNeurobiological markersGaming disorderCue-craving taskCue-reactivity taskGaming-related cuesCue-related cravingDynamic causal modelingPossible neurobiological mechanismsCognitive controlGaming cuesNeutral cuesUseful neurobiological markerPrefrontal regulationBrain responsesNeurobiological mechanismsLeft hemisphereCausal modelingCingulate cortexDirectional connectivityGame use
2019
Gaming Disorder Is a Disorder due to Addictive Behaviors: Evidence from Behavioral and Neuroscientific Studies Addressing Cue Reactivity and Craving, Executive Functions, and Decision-Making
Brand M, Rumpf H, Demetrovics Z, King D, Potenza M, Wegmann E. Gaming Disorder Is a Disorder due to Addictive Behaviors: Evidence from Behavioral and Neuroscientific Studies Addressing Cue Reactivity and Craving, Executive Functions, and Decision-Making. Current Addiction Reports 2019, 6: 296-302. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00258-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGambling disorderCue reactivitySubstance use disordersAddictive behaviorsInhibitory control processesUse disordersReviewThis narrative reviewCore processesRecreational gamersExecutive functionNeuroscientific studiesNeurobiological mechanismsGaming disorderControl processCore mechanismICD-11DisordersEmpirical evidenceNongamersNarrative reviewCravingBehavioralGamersBehaviorEvidenceGambling Disorder: Future Perspectives in Research and Treatment
Romanczuk-Seiferth N, Potenza M, Heinz A. Gambling Disorder: Future Perspectives in Research and Treatment. 2019, 313-320. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-03060-5_15.ChaptersGambling disorderSignificant mental health issuesGambling-related problemsMental health issuesSerious negative consequencesProblem gamblingNeurobiological mechanismsGambling problemsGambling phenomenonDSM-5Negative consequencesUse behaviorsGamblingPossible addictionAmerican Psychiatric AssociationICD-11Financial domainRelevant public health concernDisordersLimited attentionPsychologistsPsychiatric AssociationAttentionHealth care practitionersMore attention
2018
Neurocognitive Mechanisms in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder
Kowalewska E, Grubbs J, Potenza M, Gola M, Draps M, Kraus S. Neurocognitive Mechanisms in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder. Current Sexual Health Reports 2018, 10: 255-264. DOI: 10.1007/s11930-018-0176-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behavior disorderCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual behavior disorderBrain regionsBehavior disorderReviewThe current reviewKey brain regionsNeurocognitive mechanismsSexual behaviorRecent FindingsTo dateImpulse control disordersNeurobiological mechanismsBehavioral addictionsGaming addictionNeuroscience researchTemporal cortexAltered functioningImpulse dyscontrolPrevious researchFuture researchAddictionICD-11World Health OrganizationNucleus accumbensDisorders